Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070634/population-cuba-slave-gender-race/ Total population of Cuba by gender, ethnicity and slave status in select years between 1775 and 1841 Additional Information © Statista 2023 Show source Population 170,370 170,370 170,370 272,140 272,140 272,140 551,998 551,998 551,998 704,487 704,487 704,487 1,007,724 1,007,724 1,007,724 Total White - male White - female Free person of color - male Free person of color - female Slave - male Slave - female 1775 1791 1817 1827 1841* 0 250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 Source Show sources information Show publisher information Use Ask Statista Research Service Release date 2020 Region Europe, Cuba Survey time period 1775 to 1841 Supplementary notes Population of Cuba by gender, ethnicity and slave status 1775-1841 Published by Aaron O'Neill, Jun 21, 2022 Between 1775 and 1841, the population of Cuba grew to almost six times its size, from approximately 170 thousand people to over one million. During these years, Cuba was a Spanish colony, where slavery remained legal. In 1841, slaves counted for almost 45% of the total population. Sugar industry A large reason for this growth was the emergence of the sugar industry, as production was relocated from areas of the Caribbean where slavery was abolished (most notably Haiti in 1804 and Jamaica in 1834). Although Cuba had been a Spanish colony for almost three centuries before these gures begin, it was economically isolated and trade with other nations was restricted; following a brief occupation by the British in the 1860s, international trade became encouraged, and a slave-based plantation complex emerged. By the middle of the 19 th century, Cuba had established itself as the largest producer of sugar in the world (a position that it held until the mid-20 th century), with the U.S. as it's primary consumer. Gender di erences From the gures for 1827 and 1841, the disparities between the male and female populations become apparent. Males migrated to the Americas at a much higher rate than females, while African males were also captured and enslaved at a higher rate than females during the Atlantic slave trade. This is re ected in the slave and white populations, although the di erence within the slave population is much greater. Conversely, among free people of color, the female population population is actually higher than the number of males; this was due to a number of reasons, such as higher rates of manumission among females (the ratio of female to male manumissions was estimated to be around 3:2 in the Caribbean in the 19 th century) and higher life expectancy. *The source di erentiates between people of color who were black or of mixed ethnicity, however these gures have been combined here. Release date is the date the material was uploaded by the source. The original material was published in 1850. Citation formats View options