Human trafficking victims in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Human trafficking victims was 582 number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2007–2025
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 582 number for human trafficking victims in 2025.
That represents a change of down 49.1% on the previous year and up 131.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 1,321 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24 number, in 2010.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 21st of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36 number | — |
| 2008 | 270 number | +650.0% |
| 2009 | 58 number | -78.5% |
| 2010 | 24 number | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 331 number | +1279.2% |
| 2013 | 239 number | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 183 number | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 251 number | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 301 number | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 397 number | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 332 number | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 373 number | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 305 number | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 603 number | +97.7% |
| 2022 | 1,087 number | +80.3% |
| 2023 | 1,321 number | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 1,144 number | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 582 number | -49.1% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 582 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 582 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 7.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Bolivia, Plurinational State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1279.2% | 24 number | 331 number |
| 2008 | +650.0% | 36 number | 270 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.33 number | 36 number | 270 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 270.11 number | 24 number | 397 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 840.33 number | 305 number | 1,321 number | 6 |
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More gender data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,733 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1438 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,673 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,673 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 124,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 123,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 123,147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Human trafficking victims in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 582 number in 2025, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1,321 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 number in 2010.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for human trafficking victims?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 21st out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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).