Note 239-5 — Chapter I

Marriages per annum on every 10,000 inhabitants Children on every 100 Marriages

[239-5] In the purely Flemish provinces of Belgium 128481

In the purely Wallonic provinces of Belgium 139448

In the mixed provinces of Belgium 152425

In Holland148 476

In Lombardy166 489

In Bohemia173 413

In the kingdom of Saxony 170410

Compare Horn, Bevölkerungswissenschaftliche Studien, I, 162 ff., 191, 252 ff. In most countries, there is a much larger number of children to a marriage in the rural districts than in the cities; but at the same time, marriages are much less frequent there. In Saxony, however, where the cities show a greater marital productiveness, the rural districts present a large number of marriages. Of the 10 countries compared by Wappäus, II, 481 ff., only Prussia and Schleswig are exceptions to the rule.