PRINCIPAL STATES OF THE WORLD. 



19 



* Decrease in 100 years 93f),<;81 persons, or 17'36 per cent. The decrease in population in the several 

 ilecades since 1841, the pei iod of Ireland's greatest poimlation within the century, has been as fol- 

 lows :— Decrease, 1841-51, 19-84 piT cent. ; 1851-fil, ll'S per cent, ; 1861-71, 6-67 per cent, ; 1871-P], iS'J 

 piT cent. ; 1881-01, 9-08 per r iit. ; 181)1-1'.)01, .5-2 per cent. 



Religious Census. 



BRITISH EMPIRE. 



United Kingdom , , 



/ntZirt ,•— British India 

 States and Agencies 



Total India . . 

 Colonies. 

 Europe .-—Gibraltar . 



Malta and Gozo 



Total Europe 



Asia ,-— Aden and Perim 



Ceylon 



Hong-Kong , , , . 



Labuan 



Straits Settlements 



Date of 

 Acquisition 



1625-1895 



1704 

 1800 



1839 

 1796 

 1842 

 1846 



1785-1888 



Total Asia 



sJ^Ze.. \ Population. I 



120,979 



41,952,510 



80 



25,365 



407 



30 



1472 



I 41 222 



3,578,'333 

 386,159 

 8,411 



572,249 



4,586,374 



