Human trafficking victims in Jamaica
Jamaica: Human trafficking victims was 5 number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
5 number
Change on year
down 79.2%
World rank
130th
of 135 countries
All-time high
24 number
in 2012
All-time low
0 number
in 2009
Years of data
5
2009–2013
Human trafficking victims in Jamaica, 2009–2013
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 5 number for human trafficking victims in 2013.
The figure is down 79.2% on the previous year.
Jamaica ranks 130th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 number | — |
| 2010 | 7 number | — |
| 2011 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24 number | +242.9% |
| 2013 | 5 number | -79.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 5 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 5 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.75 number | 5 number | 24 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 131 Cook Islands 0 number
- 131 Marshall Islands 0 number
- 131 Mauritius 0 number compare
- 131 Singapore 0 number compare
- 131 Vatican 0 number
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,341 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,341 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Jamaica?
- Human trafficking victims in Jamaica was 5 number in 2013, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 24 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for human trafficking victims?
- Jamaica ranks 130th out of 135 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).