Human trafficking victims in Ecuador
Ecuador: Human trafficking victims was 176 number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Ecuador, 2010–2025
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 176 number for human trafficking victims in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 402.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Ecuador peaked at 250 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35 number, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 48th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50 number | — |
| 2011 | 96 number | +92.0% |
| 2012 | 114 number | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 86 number | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 75 number | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 35 number | -53.3% |
| 2016 | 54 number | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 250 number | +363.0% |
| 2018 | 156 number | -37.6% |
| 2019 | 192 number | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 129 number | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 91 number | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 80 number | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 126 number | +57.5% |
| 2024 | 158 number | +25.4% |
| 2025 | 176 number | +11.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 176 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 176 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.8 number | 35 number | 250 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.67 number | 80 number | 176 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Ecuador?
- Human trafficking victims in Ecuador was 176 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 250 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 number in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for human trafficking victims?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 402.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).