THE WORLD'S POPULATION.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 84, 5 December 1874, Page 14

THE WORLD'S POPULATION.

— «-+ — A bepobt from the Bureau of Statistics, at Washington, just issued, contains (the ' Philadelphia Ledger ' says) an interesting table of the population of the earth. The aggregate population of the earth is given at 1,391,032,000, Asia being the most populous section, and containing 798 millions, while Europe has 3004 millions, Africa, 203 millions, America 8U millions, and Australia and Polynesia, 44 millions. In Europe the leading nations are credited with the following numbers -.--Russia, 71 millions ; the German Empire, 41 millions j France, 36 millions ; Austro-Hungary, 36 millions ; Great Britain and Ireland, 32 millions ; Italy, nearly 27 millions ; Spain, 16£ millions ; and Turkey, nearly 36 millions. The other countries do not exceed five millions each. In Asia, China, which is by far the mosfc populous nation of the earth, is credited with 425 millions ; Hindostan, with 210 millions; Japan, 33 millions; the East India Islands, 304 millions; Burmab, Siam, and farther India, nearly 26 millions; Turkey, I 3£ millions ; and Russia, nearly 11 millions. The Australian population is given at 1,674,500, and the Polynesians ab 2,763,509, New G-uinea and New Zealand being included in the latter. In Africa the chief divisions are West Soudan and the Central African region, with 89 millions j tha Central Soudan region 39 millions; South Africa, 20J millions ; the G-alla country and the region east of the White Nile, 15 millions; Samuali, 8 millions, and Egypt, 8$ millions ; Morocco, 6 millions. In America two-thirds of the population are north of the Isthmus, where the United States has nearly 39 millions ; Mexico, over 9 millions ; and the British Provinces, 4 millions. The total population of North America is given at nearly 52 millions ; and of South America, 25§- millions, of which Brazil contains 10 millions. The West Indian Islands have over 4 millions, and the Central American States not quite 3 millions. According to these tabled London, with 3,254,280 inhabitants, is tho most populous city in. the woi-ld, -while Philadelphia, with 674,022 inhabitants (in 1870), is the eighteenth city of population. These 18 cities, in their order, are tho following :-~London, 3,254,260 ; Sutchan (China), 2,000,000 : Paris, 1,851,793 ; Pekin, 1,300,003 ; Tschantschau-fu, 1,000,000 ; Hangtsohau-fu, 1,000,000; Siangtan, 1,000,000 ; Singnan-fu, 1,000,000 ; Canton, 1.0CO.00O; New York, 952,292 ; Tientsin, 900,000; Vienna, 834,284 ; Berlin, 826,341 j Hankan, 800,000 ; Tschingtu-fu, 800,000 ; Calcutta, 794,645 ; Tokio (Yeddo), 674,447, and Philadelphia 674,922. Of cities smaller than than Philadelphia, the leading ones are:— St. Pefcereburgh, 667,963; Bombay, 644,405; Moscow, 611,670; Con* stantinople, 600,000; Glasgow, 547,538; Liverpool, 493,405; and Bio de Janiero, 420,000,