1769 Census (Denmark–Norway)

Map of the Oldenburg State, c. 1780.

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.

Number of inhabitants

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dyrvik 2011: 105.

Literature

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