Human trafficking victims in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Human trafficking victims was 63 number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in Bulgaria, 2007–2024
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 Bulgaria is 63 number, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Bulgaria peaked at 579 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 63 number, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 78th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 288 number | — |
| 2008 | 250 number | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 297 number | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 429 number | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 540 number | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 579 number | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 538 number | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 491 number | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 406 number | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 446 number | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 505 number | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 442 number | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 404 number | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 457 number | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 466 number | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 153 number | -67.2% |
| 2023 | 66 number | -56.9% |
| 2024 | 63 number | -4.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 63 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 63 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 278.33 number | 250 number | 297 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 478 number | 404 number | 579 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 241 number | 63 number | 466 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 77 Sierra Leone 64 number compare
- 78 Lithuania 63 number compare
- 80 Panama 60 number compare
- 81 Switzerland 59 number compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Bulgaria?
- Human trafficking victims in Bulgaria was 63 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 579 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 number in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for human trafficking victims?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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).