| Twelfth Census of the Republic of Cuba | |
| Country: | Republic of Cuba |
| Population: | 3,962,344[1] |
| Percent Change: | 2.61%[2] |
| Topic1: | Location |
| Topic2: | Sex and gender |
| Topic3: | Population and households |
| Topic4: | Country of birth |
| Topic5: | Religion |
| Topic6: | Race or color |
| Topic7: | Age structure |
| Topic8: | Health |
| Topic9: | Housing |
| Authority: | Oficina Nacional de EstadÃstica e Información (ONEI) |
| Region Type: | province |
| Most Populous: | Oriente (1,072,757) |
| Least Populous: | Matanzas (337,119) |
| Previous Census: | 1919 Cuba census |
| Previous Year: | 1919 |
| Next Census: | 1943 Cuba census |
| Next Year: | 1943 |
The 1931 Cuba census was the twelfth national population census held in the Republic of Cuba. The day used for the census was 21 September 1931. The census revealed a total population of 3,962,344, - an overall increase of 1,073,340 people, and an average increase of 2.61% per year over the 1919 census figure.[3]
Population count by Cuban province:[4]
| Males | Females | Population | Pp % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179,570 | 163,910 | 343,480 | 8.6 | ||
| 510,338 | 475,162 | 985,500 | 24.9 | ||
| 176,358 | 160,761 | 337,119 | 8.5 | ||
| Santa Clara | 428,976 | 386,436 | 815,412 | 20.6 | |
| 235,316 | 171,760 | 408,076 | 10.3 | ||
| 571,062 | 501,695 | 1,072,757 | 27.1 | ||
 Republic of Cuba | 2,102,620 | 1,859,724 | 3,962,344 | 100.0 |
The number of people living in Cuba who were foreign-born continued to climb in absolute numbers but slightly declined by percentage from the previous census. In 1931, 436,897 people (11.0 percent) were born outside of Cuba.[5] The totals were as follows.[6]
| Country | Population | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 3,525,447 | 89.0 |
| Totals, Foreign-born | 436,897 | 11.0 |
| 274,303 | 6.93 | |
| 257,596 | 6.50 | |
| 3,095 | - | |
| Poland | 2,660 | - |
 France | 1,495 | - |
| 1,178 | - | |
| Germany | 839 | - |
| Other European | 7,440 | - |
| Africa | 861 | - |
| America | 128,890 | 3.25 |
| 28,206 | - | |
| Haiti | 77,535 | - |
 United States | 7,195 | - |
| 4,911 | - | |
| Mexico | 3,352 | - |
| Other America | 7,691 | - |
| Asia | 31,376 | - |
| China | 24,647 | - |
| Other Asia | 6,729 | - |
| Not-identified | 1,467 | - |
| Republic of Cuba | 3,962,344 | 100.0 |
| Race | Males | Females | Population | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,501,683 | 1,355,275 | 2,856,956 | 72.1 | |||
| 255,604 | 182,165 | 437,769 | 11.0 | |||
| 25,370 | 910 | 26,282 | 0.7 | |||
| 319,963 | 321,374 | 641,337 | 16.2 | |||
| Republic of Cuba | 2,102,620 | 1,859,724 | 3,962,344 | 100.0 | ||
| Source[7] | ||||||