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Statistics of Migrations, National Tables, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Malta, Gozo This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: International Migrations, Volume I: Statistics Volume Author/Editor: Walter F. Willcox Volume Publisher: NBER Volume ISBN: 0-87014-013-2 Volume URL: http://www.nber.org/books/fere29-1 Publication Date: 1929 Chapter Title: Statistics of Migrations, National Tables, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Malta, Gozo Chapter Author: Walter F. Willcox Chapter URL: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c5143 Chapter pages in book: (p. 841 - 872) PORTUGAL 843 PORTUGAL I. PASSENGER STATISTICS (Tables 1-111) The Statistical Department in the Ministry of Finance basing itself on the reports of the local authorities has published information con- cerning emigration since 1855.The statistics are compiled from the passport registers and include only authorised emigration. No investi- gation of clandestine emigration is made.Emigration from Madeira and the Azores is included, but citizens proceeding to Portuguese colonies not being obliged to procure passports (Act of April 27, 1907) are not Passport statistics are compiled also for all the Portuguese overseas colonies. II.PORT STATISTICS (Table IV) Statistics of embarkations and disembarkations at Lisbon and Oporto have been available since 1919.Allthirdclass passengers are regarded as emigrants.No separate particulars are available for the different passenger classes, and passengers to and from Madeira and the Azores are excluded. Statistics about the number of migrants from Portugal to Argentina (1857-1924), Brazil (1837-1924), Cuba (1911-24), United States (1820-1924), Uruguay (1867-1924) and Hawaii (1911-24) will be found in the national tables for those countries.Statistics about the number of migrants re- turning to Portugal from Argentina (1858-1924), United States(1908-24), Uruguay (1879-1903 and 1916-21) and Hawaii (1911-24) will be found in the national tables for those countries. '&atistica della Emigrazione Italiana per l'Estero negli anni 1912 e 1913, Roma, p. 844 INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION STATISTICS TABLE r.—DISrRIBUTI0N OF CITIZEN EMIGRANTS, BY SEX, AGE ANDCOUNTRY OFFUTURE RESTDENCE, 1855-192 4. Sex Age Country of future residence Year Total Under 14 14 years . Males Females yearsand over EuropeAmerica Asia Oceania Africa 1855—65 8082! 1866' 6,046 1867' 1,200 45,196 6,313 1870' 10,4091 18111 12,697J 1872 17,284 15,371 1,913 2,665 14,619 16,935 12 . ... 337 1873 12,989 11,077 1,912 2,233 10,756 12,614 5 .. 370 1874 14,835 12,683 2,152 2,540 12,295 14,547 9 . 279 1875 15,440 13,684 1,756 2,733 12,707 15,084 4 . .. 352 1876 11,035 9,667 1,368 1,9872 9,01810 10,725 9 . .. 301 1877 11,057 9,074 1,983 1,939 9,118 10,725 13 ... 319 9,5533 73 1878 9,926 8,214 1,712 1,165 8,761 . 1879 13,208 10,431 2,777 2,228 10,980 12,893 10 .. .. 305 1880 12,397 10,388 2,209 1,757 10,840 12,218 16 ... 363 1881 14,637 12,046 2,591 2,134 12,503 . ... 14,267 10 ... 360 1882 18,272 14,625 3,647 2,573 15,699 17,722 71 .... 479 1883 19,251 15,066 4,185 3,315 15,936 18,706 7 .. .. 588 1884 17,518 13,740 3,778 2,492 15,026 16,924 7 .. .. 587 1885 15,004 11,471 3,533 2,615 12,389 1,851 11,853 18 424 838 1886 13,998 10,644 3,354 2,522 11,476 260 13,039 3 426 270 1887 16,932 13,600 3,332 2,462 14,470 411 15,803 4 292 422 1888 23,981 18,414 5,567 5,188 18,793 349 22,952 19 5 656 1889 20,614 15,818 4,796 3,928 16,686 967 18,305 . .. 2 1,340 1890 29,421 21,944 7,477 6,307 23,114 476 27,038 12 16 1,879 1891 33,585 25,090 8,495 6,919 26,666 351 31,654 1 5 1,574 1892 21,074 15,195 5,879 4,451 16,623 302 19,573 10 ... 1,189 1893 30,383 23,482 6,901 5,771 24,612 290 28,829 6 6 1,252 1894 26,911 21,011 5,900 4,791 22,120 255 25,237 . .. 15 1,404 1895 44,746 32,365 12,381 11,367 33,379 327' 2' 617' 1896 27,980 19,343 8,637 7,653 20,327 355 26,461 3 16 1,145 1897 21,612 15,734 5,878 5,183 16,429 243 19,809 3 16 1,341 1898 23,510 11,691 5,819 5,171 18,339 230 21,422 4 . .. 1,854 1899 17,776 13,142 4,634 3,566 14,210 235 15,874 1 133 1,533 1900 21,306 15,578 5,728 4,506 16,800 445 18,908 5 20 1,928 1901 20,646 15,051 5,595 4.259 16,387 207 18,426 1 56 1,956 1902 24,170 17,032 7,138 5,341 18,829 290 21,916 8 16 1,940 1903 21,611 15,931 5,680 4,369 17,242 320 19,339 10 22 1,920 1904 28,311 20,917 7,394 5,714 22,597 384 25,967 8 . 1,952 1905 33,622 25,425 8,197 6,531 27,091 304 31.236 8 2,074 1906 38,094 28.741 9,353 7,026 31,068 369 34,098 7 1.335 2,285 1907 41,944 32.139 9,805 7,746 34,198 107 40,145 13 1,043 636 1908 40,056 31,539 8,517 7,221 32,835 83 39,957 .. .. I 15 1909 38,213 29,646 8,567 6,607 31,606 67 37,285 1 851 9 1910 39,502 30,762 8,740 6,205 33,297 45 39,349 . ... 79 29 1911 59,652 43,062 16,590 12,134 47,518 253 59,141 . ... 239 19 1912 88,920 62,154 26,766 18,674 70,246 328 88,375 . .. 127 90 1913 77,633 52,911 24,722 16,928 60,705 406 77,004 3 32 188 1914 25,722 15,570 10,152 6,051 19,671 112 25,570 ,, 1 . 39 1915 19.298 11,917 7,381 4,050 15,248 384 18,820 2 21 71 1916 24,721 12,607 12,114 5,818 18,903 2,262 21,639 13 4 803 1917 13,689 8,340 7,349 3,305 12,184 3,330 11,583. 14 762 1918 11,672 7,185 4,487 2,349 9,323 3,138 7,655 1 4 874 1919 36,901 25,748 11,153 4,638 32,263 7,924 26,849 3 . .. 2,125 1920 64,651 48,066 16,585 6,020 58,63! 4,945 58,387 3 1 1,115 1921 24,523 17,937 6,586 2,013 22,510 5,141 18,375 22 3 982 1922 39.709 31,669 8,040 1,985 37,724 8,43.2 30,52! 4 1 752 1923 40,072 32,086 7,986 2,056 38,016 11,155 28,383 8 2 524 1924 29,644 22,849 6,795 1,683 28,961 11,963 17,283 15 .... 383 Forreference notes see page 847. PORTUGAL 845 TABLE 11.—DISTRIBUTION OF CITIZEN EMIGRANTS, BY SEX AND AGE, 1913-21. Children Over 14 years Year Total Males Females Total Males Females 1913 16,928 9,684 — 7,244 60,705 43,227 17,478 1914 6,051 3,509 2,542 19,671 12,061 7,610 1915 4,050 2,274 1,776 15,248 9,643 5,605 1916 5,818 3,280 2,538 18,903 9,327 9,576 1917 3,505 2,026 1,479 12,184 6,314 5,870 1918 2,349 1,357 992 9,323 5,828 3,495 1919 4,638 2,749 1,889 32,263 22,999 9,264 1920 6,020 3,545 2,475 58,631 44,321 14,110 1921 2,013 1,166 847 22,510 16,771 5,739 TABLE IlL—EMIGRATION OF CITIZENS TO AMERICA, BY COUNTRY OF FUTURE RESmEIcCE, 1913-21, AND 1923-24. Year North South America America - -_________________ Argentina Brazil Other countries 1913 11,440 .. 64,402 1,162 1914 5,927 254 19,341 48 1915 7,070 252 11,435 63 1916 128 9,988 10 1917 4,531 89 6,934 9 1918 1,438 113 6,100 4 1919 5,222 339 21,218 70 1920 24,136 746 33,641 64 1921 3,589 856 13,829 101 1923 3,700 1,847 22,270 566 1924 1,052 979 14,960 292 TABLE IV.—EAIIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION OF CITIZENS (Tmiw CLASS PASSENGERS EMBARKED AND DISEMBARKED AT PORTUGUESE PORTS), 1919-24. Passengers embarked Passengers disembarked Year Total Males Females Total Males Females 1919 21,614 14,663 6,951 * * * 1920 46,410 36,106 10,304 16,307 11,962 4,345 1921 17,915 12,797 5,118 20,232 13,646 4,586 1922 29,037 22,227 6,810 20,480 15,720 4,760 1923 30,792 22,314 8,478 15,512 12,111 3,401 1924 22,279 16,008 6,271 9,973 8,022 1,951 TABLE V.—DISTRIBUTION OF CITIZEN EMIGRANTSAND OF DESTINATION, ALL CLASSES, 1919-24.
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