Human trafficking victims in Cuba
Cuba: Human trafficking victims was 14 number in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
14 number
Change on year
up 133.3%
World rank
110th
of 135 countries
All-time high
16 number
in 2014
All-time low
6 number
in 2016
Years of data
8
2012–2023
Human trafficking victims in Cuba, 2012–2023
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 Cuba is 14 number, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 133.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Cuba peaked at 16 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6 number, in 2016.
Cuba ranks 110th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13 number | — |
| 2013 | 14 number | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 16 number | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 11 number | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 6 number | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 10 number | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 6 number | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 14 number | +133.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 14 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 14 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12 number | 6 number | 16 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 10 number | 6 number | 14 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 107 Norway 16 number compare
- 108 Brazil 15 number compare
- 108 Mozambique 15 number compare
- 110 New Zealand 14 number compare
- 112 Brunei Darussalam 13 number compare
- 112 Malta 13 number compare
- 112 Turkmenistan 13 number compare
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Cuba?
- Human trafficking victims in Cuba was 14 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 16 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 number in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for human trafficking victims?
- Cuba ranks 110th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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).