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1769 census (Denmark–Norway)

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First census covering the Oldenburg State
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 total 786,000+
Norway in total 774,000
Norway proper 723,000
Faroese Islands 5,000
Iceland 46,000
Greenland 6000
Schleswig in total 244,000
Holstein in total 279,000
royal part 135,000
ducal part 144,000
Oldenburg in total 79,000

See also

References

  1. ^ Dyrvik 2011: 105.

Literature

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