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

CountryRegionInhabitants
Denmarkin total786,000+[1]
Norwayin total774,000
Norway proper723,000[1]
Faroese Islands5,000[1]
Iceland46,000[1]
Greenland6000[1]
Schleswigin total244,000[1]
Holsteinin total279,000
royal part135,000[1]
ducal part144,000[1]
Oldenburgin total79,000[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dyrvik 2011: 105.

Literature

  • Dyrvik, Ståle: Norsk historie 15361814 Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 9788252174427
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