{*} Separated on Ólsen’s map.
{**} Apparently combined with Rángárvalla Sýsla on Ólsens map.
{***} Sub-divided into north and west by P. and Z., p. 480; Mck., p. 281.
No. II.—Distribution of the Population of Iceland according to ages in 1855.
| Ages. | Per cent. | Ages. | Per cent. |
| Under 20 years, | 42·315 | Between 50 and 60 years, | 9·303 |
| Between 20 and 30 years, | 19·485 | Between 60 and 70 years, | 5·413 |
| Between 30 and 40 years, | 11·886 | Over 70 years, | 2·463 |
| Between 40 and 50 years, | 9·135 |
No. III.—Table showing the Means of Support of the Population of Iceland on the 1st October 1855.
| OCCUPATIONS. | PROVIDING SUPPORT. | SUPPORTED. | TOTAL. | Percentage of Population. | |||||||||
| Wives & Families. | Servants. | ||||||||||||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Ecclesiastics and teachers, | 196 | 7 | 203 | 399 | 623 | 1022 | 527 | 613 | 1140 | 1122 | 1243 | 2365 | 3·66 |
| Civil officials and employés, | 45 | 2 | 47 | 74 | 105 | 179 | 105 | 123 | 228 | 224 | 230 | 454 | 0·70 |
| Persons who live on their means, | 84 | 89 | 170 | 40 | 84 | 124 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 139 | 217 | 356 | 0·55 |
| Men of science and letters, | 29 | — | 29 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 69 | 71 | 140 | 0·22 |
| Persons who live by agriculture, | 7063 | 618 | 7681 | 11,835 | 19,354 | 31,189 | 6112 | 7493 | 13,605 | 25,010 | 27,465 | 52,475 | 81·23 |
| Persons who live by the sea, | 980 | 86 | 1066 | 1090 | 1925 | 3015 | 465 | 509 | 974 | 2535 | 2520 | 5055 | 7·82 |
| Mechanics, | 199 | 27 | 226 | 133 | 219 | 352 | 59 | 73 | 132 | 391 | 319 | 710 | 1·10 |
| Traders and inn-keepers, | 87 | 4 | 91 | 136 | 231 | 367 | 117 | 155 | 272 | 340 | 390 | 730 | 1·13 |
| Persons who work by the day, | 172 | 62 | 234 | 97 | 168 | 265 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 282 | 241 | 523 | 0·81 |
| Others who pursue no definite occupation, | 162 | 123 | 285 | 67 | 172 | 239 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 249 | 337 | 586 | 0·91 |
| Receiving alms, | 497 | 710 | 1207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | 710 | 1207 | 1·87 |
| Prisoners, | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0·00 |
| Total, | 9513 | 1728 | 11,241 | 13,891 | 22,923 | 36,814 | 7456 | 9092 | 16,548 | 30,860 | 33,743 | 64,603 | 100·00 |
| Percentage of population, | 14·7 | 2·7 | 17·4 | 21·5 | 35·5 | 57·0 | 11·5 | 14·1 | 25·6 | 47·8 | 52·2 | 100·0 | — |
The following are the latest returns:
Table showing the Population of Iceland on the 1st October 1860 and 1870.