1769 census (Denmark–Norway)

The 1769 census was the first census covering the Oldenburg State: the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the Faroese Islands and Iceland), the Duchy of Schleswig, the Duchy of Holstein, and the Countship of Oldenburg.

Map of the Oldenburg State, c. 1780.

Number of inhabitants edit

Country Region Inhabitants
Denmark in total 786,000+[1]
Norway in total 774,000
Norway proper 723,000[1]
Faroese Islands 5,000[1]
Iceland 46,000[1]
Greenland 6000[1]
Schleswig in total 244,000[1]
Holstein in total 279,000
royal part 135,000[1]
ducal part 144,000[1]
Oldenburg in total 79,000[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dyrvik 2011: 105.

Literature edit

  • Dyrvik, Ståle: Norsk historie 1536–1814 Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 9788252174427