Human trafficking victims in Botswana
Botswana: Human trafficking victims was 9 number in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
9 number
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
120th
of 135 countries
All-time high
17 number
in 2019
All-time low
5 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Human trafficking victims in Botswana, 2017–2023
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 Botswana is 9 number, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Botswana 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 number | — |
| 2018 | 5 number | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 17 number | +240.0% |
| 2020 | 11 number | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 15 number | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 6 number | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 9 number | +50.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 9 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 9 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.33 number | 5 number | 17 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.25 number | 6 number | 15 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,910 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,910 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Botswana?
- Human trafficking victims in Botswana was 9 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2018.
- How does Botswana rank for human trafficking victims?
- Botswana ranks 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana 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).