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people of all ages during this period was 4.7 per 1000, it was
8.6 per 1000 for the age-group 15—20, 16.3 per 1000 for the
age-group 20—25, and 10.4 per 1000 for the age-group 25—30.
The age-group 20—25 showed a considerably greater preponde-
rance of men than the others.
As regards the occupation of the emigrants, the older statistics
only furnish information about certain major occupational groups.
During the 188o’s, when emigration was at its highest, the emigra-
tion and immigration for which statistics are available are distri-
buted as shown in the table printed below. It will be seen that
there is a marked preponderance of workmen and servants among
the emigrants.
Occupation Number of Emigrants 1881—90 Number of Immigrants 1881—90
Agriculture 90,500 6,900
Farm hands (including crofters) 5,700 300
Industrial workers 50,600 11,600
Workers, unspecified 67,000 9,300
Commerce 4,700 1,600
Navigation 5,200 1,000
Servants 104,400 9,800
Other occupations 48,300 7,100
Total .... 376,400 47,600
This outflow of population affected the different parts of
the country in very different degrees. At first it came principally
from the Southern and Central parts of Sweden, but gradually
the Northern parts of the country also began to be affected. Of
the recorded total emigration during 1865—1915, amounting to
1,213,000 persons in all, 105,000 came from the Province of
Malmöhus (in Southern Sweden); 102,000 came from the Pro-
vince of Varmland (in Central Sweden), and 93,000 from the
Province af Alvsborg (near Gothenburg). Next come the Pro-
vince of Kalmar (in South-Eastern Sweden) with 78,000, the
Provinces of Jönköping (South Central) and Kristianstad
(Southern Sweden) with 71,000 each, and the Province of Öster-
götland (Central Sweden) with 69,000. In proportion to the
total population, the relative emigration recorded for the whole