Human trafficking victims in Cambodia
Cambodia: Human trafficking victims was 73 number in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
73 number
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
72nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
467 number
in 2020
All-time low
54 number
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Human trafficking victims in Cambodia, 2019–2023
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2023, human trafficking victims in Cambodia stood at 73 number.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and down 84.0% over five years.
Cambodia ranks 72nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Human trafficking victims in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 456 number | — |
| 2020 | 467 number | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 54 number | -88.4% |
| 2022 | 62 number | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 73 number | +17.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 73 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 73 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73 number, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 456 number | 456 number | 456 number | 1 |
| 2020s | 164 number | 54 number | 467 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Cambodia?
- Human trafficking victims in Cambodia was 73 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 467 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 number in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for human trafficking victims?
- Cambodia ranks 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Cambodia 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).