Human trafficking victims in Iraq
Iraq: Human trafficking victims was 10 number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
10 number
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
117th
of 135 countries
All-time high
112 number
in 2019
All-time low
10 number
in 2022
Years of data
5
2017–2022
Human trafficking victims in Iraq, 2017–2022
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 10 number for human trafficking victims in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Iraq ranks 117th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32 number | — |
| 2018 | 15 number | -53.1% |
| 2019 | 112 number | +646.7% |
| 2020 | 14 number | -87.5% |
| 2022 | 10 number | -28.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 10 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 10 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.5 number, 13% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53 number | 15 number | 112 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 12 number | 10 number | 14 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Iraq?
- Human trafficking victims in Iraq was 10 number in 2022, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 112 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 number in 2022.
- How does Iraq rank for human trafficking victims?
- Iraq ranks 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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).