Human trafficking victims in Angola
Angola: Human trafficking victims was 44 number in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Angola, 2009–2023
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 Angola is 44 number, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 144.4% on the previous year and up 528.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Angola peaked at 44 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2018.
Angola ranks 87th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Human trafficking victims in Angola, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15 number | — |
| 2010 | 7 number | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 27 number | +285.7% |
| 2018 | 5 number | -81.5% |
| 2019 | 10 number | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 8 number | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 12 number | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 18 number | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 44 number | +144.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 44 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Angola's 44 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 57% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 number | 15 number | 15 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.25 number | 5 number | 27 number | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.5 number | 8 number | 44 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Angola?
- Human trafficking victims in Angola was 44 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 44 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2018.
- How does Angola rank for human trafficking victims?
- Angola ranks 87th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 528.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola 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).