title: 1769 Census (Denmark–Norway)
text: # 1769 Census (Denmark–Norway)
  
  The 1769 Census was the first census covering the Oldenburg State: the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the Faroese Islands and Iceland), the Duchy of Schleswig, the Duchy of Holstein, and the Countship of Oldenburg.
  
  ## Number of inhabitants
  
  | Country | Region | Inhabitants |
  | - | - | - |
  | Denmark | in total | 786,000+ |
  | Norway | in total | 774,000 |
  | | Norway proper | 723,000 |
  | | Faroese Islands | 5,000 |
  | | Iceland | 46,000 |
  | | Greenland | 6000 |
  | Schleswig | in total | 244,000 |
  | Holstein | in total | 279,000 |
  | | royal part | 135,000 |
  | | ducal part | 144,000 |
  | Oldenburg | in total | 79,000 |
  