Which has higher human trafficking victims, Italy or United States of America?

United States of America, at 16,390 number against 2,116 number in Italy as of 2022.

What is the difference in human trafficking victims between Italy and United States of America?

14,274 number, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?

16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human trafficking victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs United States of America: Human trafficking victims

Italy

2,116 number

in 2024

United States of America

16,390 number

in 2022

Italy rank

5th

United States of America rank

2nd

Human trafficking victims over time

Italy
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 16,390 number against 2,116 number in Italy, a difference of 14,274 number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 7.7 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 135 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	574.67 number	333.33 number	241.33 number	Italy
2010s	560 number	4,196 number	3,636 number	United States of America
2020s	1,239 number	12,105 number	10,866 number	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human trafficking victims, Italy or United States of America?: United States of America, at 16,390 number against 2,116 number in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in human trafficking victims between Italy and United States of America?: 14,274 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for human trafficking victims?: Italy ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human trafficking victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human trafficking victims
Unit: number
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 1,697 data points, 2007–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).