Human trafficking victims in Albania
Albania: Human trafficking victims was 178 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Albania, 2008–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human trafficking victims in Albania is 178 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Albania peaked at 178 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84 number, in 2011.
Albania ranks 47th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Albania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 108 number | — |
| 2009 | 94 number | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 97 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 84 number | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 92 number | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 95 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 125 number | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 109 number | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 95 number | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 95 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 103 number | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 86 number | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 159 number | +84.9% |
| 2022 | 112 number | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 165 number | +47.3% |
| 2024 | 178 number | +7.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 178 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Albania's 178 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101 number | 94 number | 108 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 99 number | 84 number | 125 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 140 number | 86 number | 178 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More gender data for Albania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 395.13 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,277 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,277 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2733 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 13,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,321 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Albania?
- Human trafficking victims in Albania was 178 number in 2024, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 178 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 number in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for human trafficking victims?
- Albania ranks 47th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human trafficking victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).