Human trafficking victims in Algeria
Algeria: Human trafficking victims was 74 number in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
74 number
Change on year
up 311.1%
World rank
71st
of 135 countries
All-time high
74 number
in 2023
All-time low
0 number
in 2021
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Human trafficking victims in Algeria, 2016–2023
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 Algeria is 74 number, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 311.1% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.
That places Algeria 71st out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Human trafficking victims in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 32 number | — |
| 2017 | 28 number | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 17 number | -39.3% |
| 2019 | 14 number | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 18 number | — |
| 2023 | 74 number | +311.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 74 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 74 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.5 number, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.75 number | 14 number | 32 number | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.67 number | 0 number | 74 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More gender data for Algeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,418 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 36,736 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 36,736 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Algeria?
- Human trafficking victims in Algeria was 74 number in 2023, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 74 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for human trafficking victims?
- Algeria ranks 71st out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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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About this data
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).