Human trafficking victims in Denmark
Denmark: Human trafficking victims was 78 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Denmark, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 78 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Denmark peaked at 121 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2007.
That places Denmark 66th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Denmark, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 number | — |
| 2008 | 28 number | +64.7% |
| 2009 | 47 number | +67.9% |
| 2010 | 53 number | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 60 number | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 66 number | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 76 number | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 71 number | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 93 number | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 121 number | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 98 number | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 97 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 64 number | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 77 number | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 80 number | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 73 number | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 112 number | +53.4% |
| 2024 | 78 number | -30.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 78 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 78 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.67 number | 17 number | 47 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.9 number | 53 number | 121 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 number | 73 number | 112 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More gender data for Denmark
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 936.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1147 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,145 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,145 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2008 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Denmark?
- Human trafficking victims in Denmark was 78 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 121 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for human trafficking victims?
- Denmark ranks 66th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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).