India vs Nigeria: Human trafficking victims

India
6,043 number
in 2023
Nigeria
2,058 number
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
6th

Human trafficking victims over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
02.0k4.0k6.0k200820162024

How they compare

India currently reports 6,043 number against 2,058 number in Nigeria, a difference of 3,985 number.

That makes India's figure about 2.9 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 135 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
2010s 4,562 number 1,298 number 3,264 number India
2020s 5,907 number 1,900 number 4,007 number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human trafficking victims, India or Nigeria?
India, at 6,043 number against 2,058 number in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in human trafficking victims between India and Nigeria?
3,985 number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for human trafficking victims?
India ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th 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

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