Human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human trafficking victims was 139 number in 2025. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic, 2011–2025
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 Dominican Republic is 139 number, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic peaked at 300 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54 number, in 2011.
That places Dominican Republic 55th out of 135 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54 number | — |
| 2012 | 72 number | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 300 number | +316.7% |
| 2014 | 147 number | -51.0% |
| 2015 | 183 number | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 157 number | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 102 number | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 102 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 195 number | +91.2% |
| 2020 | 83 number | -57.4% |
| 2021 | 65 number | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 99 number | +52.3% |
| 2023 | 76 number | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 136 number | +78.9% |
| 2025 | 139 number | +2.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 139 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 139 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +316.7% | 72 number | 300 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 145.78 number | 54 number | 300 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.67 number | 65 number | 139 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 52 Tanzania, United Republic of 156 number compare
- 53 Malaysia 153 number compare
- 54 Malawi 145 number compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 138 number compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 127 number compare
- 58 Republic of Moldova 119 number compare
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic?
- Human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic was 139 number in 2025, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 300 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 number in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human trafficking victims?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).