THE REMARKABLE GROWTH OF EUROPE 

 DURING 40 YEARS OF PEACE 



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"^HE remarkable increase in the 

 population of Europe in recent 

 years, and particularly of the 

 countries now at war, offers the basis 

 for some extremely interesting specula- 

 tions. 



Russia in Europe, in the 40 years from 

 1872 to 1912, shows an increase of ap- 

 proximately 90 per cent in her popula- 

 tion '. Germany, an increase of 62 per 

 cent ; England, an increase of 59 per cent 

 (Great Britain and Ireland, 42 per cent) ; 



Austria-Hungary, practically 40 per cent, 

 while, on the other hand, France, in the 

 same period, shows an increase of less 

 than 10 per cent. 



If the Russians in Europe multiply as 

 rapidly during the next 40 years, there 

 will be 267,0(X).ooo of them in European 

 Russia in 1952. The following table 

 gives an estimate of the approximate 

 population of the European countries 

 based upon the growth of the period 

 1872-1912 and for the same areas. 



Population, 



Population, 

 1912. 



Estimated popu- 

 lation of area 



Austria-Hungar}' 



Belgium 



Bulgaria 



Denmark 



France 



Germany 



Greece 



Italy 



Netherlands 



Norway 



Portugal 



Roumania 



Russia in Europe 



Servia 



Spain 



Sweden 



Switzerland 



Turkey 



United Kingdom : 



England and Wales.. 



Ireland 



Scotland 



ToTAi, Europe. 



36,000,000 

 5 , 200 , 000 



I , 800 , 000 



36,100,000 



41,200,000 



I , 500 , 000 



27,000,000 



4 , 000 , 000 



I , 800 , 000 



4 , 000 , 000 



1,600,000 



74, 100,000 



I ,600,000 



16,600,000 



4 , 300 , 000 



2 , 700 , 000 



8,500,000 



22 , 900 , 000 

 5 , 400 , 000 

 3 , 400 , 000 



299 , 800 , 000 



50 , 005 , 000 



7,600,000 



4,400,000 



2 , 800 , 000 



39,600,000 



66 , 300 , 000 



*5, 000, 000 



34 , 700 , 000 



6 , 200 , 000 



2 , 400 , 000 



5,430,000 



2 , 900 , 000 



141 ,300,000 



2 , 950 , 000 



19,950,000 



5,600,000 



3,780,000 



*7, 900, 000 



2,6 , 500 , 000 

 4 , 300 , 000 

 4 , 700 , 000 



454,600,000 



69 , 500 , 000 

 9 , 700 , 000 

 6,100,000 

 4 , 300 , 000 



43,100,000 



107,900 000 



9,000,000 



44,600,000 

 9,400,000 

 3,200,000 

 7,600,000 

 4,100,000 

 267 , 000 , 000 

 5,700,000 



23,800,000 

 7 , 700 , 000 

 4,900,000 

 9,000,000 



58,300,000 

 3 , 500 , 000 

 6 , 300 , 000 



705 , 000 , 000 



* Changes in area. 



The population of Europe in 1772 was 

 only 142,000,000. From 1772 to 1872 

 the increase was at the rate of about 16 

 per cent for each 20-year period. Since 

 that time it has been much more rapid ; 

 practically 20 per cent in the 20-year 

 period 1872 to 1892, and a 26 per cent 

 increase in the 20-year period 1892 to 

 1912. 



Germany's population at the close of 

 the Franco-Prussian war, 40 years ago, 



was less than 200 persons per square 

 mile, but is now over 300 per square mile. 

 England's population in 1871 was 389 

 per square mile, and in 191 1, 618 per 

 square mile (Great Britain and Ireland 

 had 262 people per square mile 40 years 

 ago, but have 374 today). Russia's pop- 

 ulation, while much less per square mile 

 than that of the smaller countries, shows 

 a larger percentage of gain than does 

 Germany or England, while, on the other 



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