Population
Population grew from less than 10,000 in the early 17th century to more than 50,000 in mid-1670s. The city's income rose from 18,595 daler in 1635-36 to 81,480 daler in 1644. In 1642, approximately 60 per cent of this sum was spent on construction works.
There were about 40 cities in Sweden (including Finland) before the Empire Era, corresponding to approximately 4 per cent of the total population. During the reigns of Eric XIV and John III two thirds of these cities had fewer than 500 citizens, a number slightly increased by the time of Charles IX but still leaving a mere quarter of cities with a population exceeding 1.000 people. Under Oxenstierna, the number of cities doubled to about 85, not including cities incorporated into the Swedish empire through the continuous wars. This was achieved by implementing a hierarchy where a distinction was made between cities with and without a permission to import and export.
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