Slavery
number of countries and colonies with legal slavery, 1800–2010
Data Item | 1800 | 1801 | 1802 | 1803 | 1804 | 1805 | 1806 | 1807 | 1808 | 1809 | 1810 | 1811 | 1812 | 1813 | 1814 | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 | 1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Slavery | 60.00 | 59.80 | 59.60 | 59.40 | 59.20 | 59.00 | 58.80 | 58.60 | 58.40 | 58.20 | 58.00 | 57.80 | 57.60 | 57.40 | 57.20 | 57.00 | 56.80 | 56.60 | 56.40 | 56.20 | 56.00 | 55.30 | 54.60 | 53.90 | 53.20 | 52.50 | 51.80 | 51.10 | 50.40 | 49.70 | 49.00 | 48.80 | 48.60 | 48.40 | 48.20 | 48.00 | 47.80 | 47.60 | 47.40 | 47.20 | 47.00 | 46.60 | 46.20 | 45.80 | 45.40 | 45.00 | 44.60 | 44.20 | 43.80 | 43.40 | 43.00 | 42.20 | 41.40 | 40.60 | 39.80 | 39.00 | 38.20 | 37.40 | 36.60 | 35.80 | 35.00 | 34.70 | 34.40 | 34.10 | 33.80 | 33.50 | 33.20 | 32.90 | 32.60 | 32.30 | 32.00 | 31.60 | 31.20 | 30.80 | 30.40 | 30.00 | 29.60 | 29.20 | 28.80 | 28.40 | 28.00 | 27.60 | 27.20 | 26.80 | 26.40 | 26.00 | 25.60 | 25.20 | 24.80 | 24.40 | 24.00 | 23.60 | 23.20 | 22.80 | 22.40 | 22.00 | 21.60 | 21.20 | 20.80 | 20.40 | 20.00 | 19.80 | 19.60 | 19.40 | 19.20 | 19.00 | 18.80 | 18.60 | 18.40 | 18.20 | 18.00 | 17.90 | 17.80 | 17.70 | 17.60 | 17.50 | 17.40 | 17.30 | 17.20 | 17.10 | 17.00 | 16.40 | 15.80 | 15.20 | 14.60 | 14.00 | 13.40 | 12.80 | 12.20 | 11.60 | 11.00 | 10.80 | 10.60 | 10.40 | 10.20 | 10.00 | 9.80 | 9.60 | 9.40 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 8.70 | 8.40 | 8.10 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | 6.90 | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.20 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 2.40 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 |