Race % |
1899 |
1907 |
1919 |
1931 |
1943 |
1953 |
1981 |
2002 |
White |
66.9 |
69.7 |
72.2 |
72.1 |
74.3 |
72.8 |
66.0 |
65.05 |
Black |
14.9 |
13.4 |
11.2 |
11.0 |
9.7 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
10.08 |
Mulatto |
17.2 |
16.3 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
15.6 |
14.5 |
21.9 |
24.86 |
Asian |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
IOW fully 1/3 of Cubans have at least some African ancestors. LOTS of slavery in Cuba, somebody had to cut all that sugarcane and make rum... |