Human trafficking victims in Cyprus
Cyprus: Human trafficking victims was 18 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Cyprus, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Cyprus stood at 18 number.
The figure is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Cyprus peaked at 113 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16 number, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 104th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 54 number | — |
| 2008 | 58 number | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 113 number | +94.8% |
| 2010 | 52 number | -54.0% |
| 2011 | 40 number | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 37 number | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 30 number | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 42 number | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 46 number | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 44 number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 23 number | -47.7% |
| 2018 | 41 number | +78.3% |
| 2019 | 36 number | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 25 number | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 21 number | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 16 number | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 33 number | +106.2% |
| 2024 | 18 number | -45.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 18 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 27% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 18 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 number | 54 number | 113 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.1 number | 23 number | 52 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6 number | 16 number | 33 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More gender data for Cyprus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 222.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2747 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,200 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,200 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8055 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,363 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,281 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Cyprus?
- Human trafficking victims in Cyprus was 18 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 113 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 number in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for human trafficking victims?
- Cyprus ranks 104th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).