Human trafficking victims in Estonia
Estonia: Human trafficking victims was 7 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Estonia, 2008–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 7 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.9% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Estonia peaked at 87 number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2020.
That places Estonia 126th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55 number | — |
| 2009 | 78 number | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 57 number | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 61 number | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 23 number | -62.3% |
| 2013 | 24 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 13 number | -45.8% |
| 2016 | 10 number | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 number | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 5 number | -58.3% |
| 2021 | 35 number | +600.0% |
| 2022 | 87 number | +148.6% |
| 2023 | 41 number | -52.9% |
| 2024 | 7 number | -82.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 7 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 11% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 7 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +600.0% | 5 number | 35 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.5 number | 55 number | 78 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.44 number | 10 number | 61 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 35 number | 5 number | 87 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,124 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,124 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1883 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Estonia?
- Human trafficking victims in Estonia was 7 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 87 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for human trafficking victims?
- Estonia ranks 126th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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).