Human trafficking victims in Indonesia
Indonesia: Human trafficking victims was 458 number in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Indonesia, 2007–2023
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 458 number for human trafficking victims in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 189.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Indonesia peaked at 1,469 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60 number, in 2020.
That places Indonesia 24th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 574 number | — |
| 2008 | 607 number | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 275 number | -54.7% |
| 2010 | 143 number | -48.0% |
| 2012 | 292 number | +104.2% |
| 2013 | 158 number | -45.9% |
| 2014 | 605 number | +282.9% |
| 2015 | 441 number | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 1,469 number | +233.1% |
| 2018 | 297 number | -79.8% |
| 2019 | 280 number | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 60 number | -78.6% |
| 2021 | 683 number | +1038.3% |
| 2022 | 476 number | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 458 number | -3.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 458 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 458 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73 number, 6.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Indonesia 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 | +1038.3% | 60 number | 683 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 485.33 number | 275 number | 607 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 460.62 number | 143 number | 1,469 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 419.25 number | 60 number | 683 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 229,513 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 229,513 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Indonesia?
- Human trafficking victims in Indonesia was 458 number in 2023, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,469 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 number in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for human trafficking victims?
- Indonesia ranks 24th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).