Human trafficking victims in Ghana
Ghana: Human trafficking victims was 827 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Ghana, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 827 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Ghana peaked at 827 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27 number, in 2007.
That places Ghana 13th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27 number | — |
| 2008 | 36 number | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 36 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 284 number | +688.9% |
| 2017 | 558 number | +96.5% |
| 2018 | 331 number | -40.7% |
| 2019 | 611 number | +84.6% |
| 2020 | 504 number | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 821 number | +62.9% |
| 2024 | 827 number | +0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 827 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 5.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 827 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 10.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 number | 27 number | 36 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 446 number | 284 number | 611 number | 4 |
| 2020s | 717.33 number | 504 number | 827 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Ghana?
- Human trafficking victims in Ghana was 827 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 827 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 number in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for human trafficking victims?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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).