In the first half of the 19th century, the population in towns was still growing very slowly: in 1862 the number of townspeople was 64 000, which formed only 8.7 per cent of the population living on Estonian territory.
Ka 19. sajandi esimesel poolel kasvas linnaelanike arv veel väga aeglaselt: 1862. aastal oli linlaste arv Eestis jõudnud 64 000ni, mis moodustas kõigest 8,7% Eesti ala elanikest.