Human trafficking victims in Honduras
Honduras: Human trafficking victims was 49 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Honduras, 2012–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Honduras stood at 49 number.
That represents a change of down 53.3% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Honduras peaked at 154 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2014.
That places Honduras 83rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16 number | — |
| 2013 | 70 number | +337.5% |
| 2014 | 7 number | -90.0% |
| 2015 | 59 number | +742.9% |
| 2016 | 83 number | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 154 number | +85.5% |
| 2018 | 64 number | -58.4% |
| 2019 | 84 number | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 67 number | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 101 number | +50.7% |
| 2022 | 56 number | -44.6% |
| 2023 | 105 number | +87.5% |
| 2024 | 49 number | -53.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 49 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 49 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +742.9% | 7 number | 59 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.12 number | 7 number | 154 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.6 number | 49 number | 105 number | 5 |
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More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,483 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,483 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Honduras?
- Human trafficking victims in Honduras was 49 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 154 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2014.
- How does Honduras rank for human trafficking victims?
- Honduras ranks 83rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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).