Английская Википедия:Demographics of the British Empire
By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, Шаблон:Percentage of the world population at the time.[1]
Population
The following table gives the population of the British Empire and its territories, in several different time periods. The most populous territory in the empire was British India, which included what are now Pakistan and Bangladesh.
| Territories | 1814[2] | 1881[3] | 1901[4][5] | 1913[6] | 1925[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16,456,303 | 34,884,848 | 41,458,721 | 45,649,000 | 47,307,000 |
| British India | 40,058,408 | 253,896,330 | 294,361,056 | 303,700,000 | 318,942,000 |
| British Africa | 128,977 | 1,526,110 | 43,000,000 | 52,000,000 | 47,993,000 |
| Other Asian colonies | 2,009,005 | 3,347,770 | 5,638,944 | 26,300,000 | 13,373,000 |
| British North America | 486,146 | 4,522,145 | 5,600,000 | 18,000,000 | 9,047,000 |
| Australasia and Pacific | 434,882 | 2,837,081 | 5,486,000 | 7,603,000 | |
| European dependencies | 180,300 | 359,403 | 650,000 | 656,000 | |
| British West Indies | 732,171 | 1,216,409 | 2,012,655 | 1,600,000 | 2,012,000 |
| Total British Empire | 61,157,433 | 305,512,568[8] | 400,000,000[9] | 447,249,000 | 449,223,000 |
Ethnicity
The empire's population was classified into white people, also referred to as Europeans, and non-white people, variously referred to as persons of color, negros and natives.[2]Шаблон:Sfn The largest ethnic grouping in the empire was Indians (including what are now Pakistanis and Bangladeshis), who were classified into 118 groups on the basis of language which were amalgamated into seven "principle groups".Шаблон:Sfn The following table gives the population figures for white people and non-white people, in the empire and its territories, in 1814 and 1901.
| Territories | 1814[2] | 1901Шаблон:Sfn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White people | Non-white people | White people | Non-white people | |
| United Kingdom and home dependencies | 16,636,606 | style="text-align: right;" Шаблон:Dunno | 41,608,791 | style="text-align: right;" Шаблон:Dunno |
| British India | 25,246 | 40,033,162 | 169,677 | 294,191,379 |
| British Africa | 20,678 | 108,299 | 1,000,000 | 33,499,329 |
| Other Asian colonies | 61,059 | 1,947,946 | style="text-align: right;" Шаблон:Dunno | 5,144,954 |
| British North America | 486,146 | style="text-align: right;" Шаблон:Dunno | 5,500,000 | 100,000 |
| Australasia and Pacific | 35,829 | 399,053 | 4,662,000 | 824,000 |
| British West Indies | 64,994 | 667,177 | 100,000 | 1,912,655 |
| Total British Empire | 18,001,796 | 43,155,637 | 53,040,468 | 335,672,317 |
Religion
The British authorities were primarily Protestant Christians throughout the history of the Empire.[10][11][12][13][14]
The following table gives the population figures for the religions in the British Empire in 1901. The most populous religion in the empire was Hinduism, followed by Islam.Шаблон:Sfn
| Religion | Population | % of total population |
|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 208,000,000 | 52.4 |
| Islam | 94,000,000 | 23.7 |
| Christianity | 58,000,000 | 14.6 |
| Buddhism | 12,000,000 | 3 |
| Paganism and others | 25,000,000 | 6.3 |
| Total British Empire | 397,000,000 | 100 |
See also
References
Further reading
- ↑ Maddison 2001, pp. 97 "The total population of the Empire was 412 million [in 1913]", 241 "[World population in 1913 (in thousands):] 1 791 020".
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite EB1911 notes that "the census returns for 1901 from the various parts of the empire were condensed for the first time in 1906 into a blue-book under the title of Census of the British Empire, Report with Summary".
- ↑ Maddison 2001, pp. 97 & 241
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