Population loss due to Atlantic slave trade

Population loss due to Atlantic slave trade

Table
Population loss due to Atlantic slave trade
      from Africa as a whole from western Africa
north of the Equator
arriving overseas leaving Africa percentage estimated total
before 1600 290,000 370,000 60 220,000
1601–1700 1,490,000 1,870,000 60 1,120,000
1701–1810 5,150,000 6,130,000 60 3,680,000
after 1810 2,780,000 3,270,000 33 1,090,000
total 9,710,000 11,640,000 — 6,110,000
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