Human trafficking victims in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Human trafficking victims was 76 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Costa Rica, 2009–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 76 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 1,420.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Costa Rica peaked at 76 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 69th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 number | — |
| 2010 | 60 number | +500.0% |
| 2011 | 8 number | -86.7% |
| 2012 | 22 number | +175.0% |
| 2013 | 30 number | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 5 number | -83.3% |
| 2016 | 20 number | +300.0% |
| 2017 | 39 number | +95.0% |
| 2018 | 30 number | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 62 number | +106.7% |
| 2020 | 51 number | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 21 number | -58.8% |
| 2022 | 43 number | +104.8% |
| 2023 | 56 number | +30.2% |
| 2024 | 76 number | +35.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 76 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 76 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 number | 10 number | 10 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.67 number | 5 number | 62 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.4 number | 21 number | 76 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Costa Rica?
- Human trafficking victims in Costa Rica was 76 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 76 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for human trafficking victims?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,420.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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).