Human trafficking victims in Lebanon
Lebanon: Human trafficking victims was 12 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Lebanon, 2010–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Lebanon stood at 12 number.
That represents a change of down 77.4% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Lebanon peaked at 108 number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2010.
That places Lebanon 115th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 number | — |
| 2011 | 27 number | +237.5% |
| 2012 | 19 number | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 26 number | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 33 number | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 19 number | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 87 number | +357.9% |
| 2017 | 57 number | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 14 number | -75.4% |
| 2019 | 13 number | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 44 number | +238.5% |
| 2021 | 108 number | +145.5% |
| 2022 | 36 number | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 53 number | +47.2% |
| 2024 | 12 number | -77.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 12 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 12 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.5 number, 16% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.3 number | 8 number | 87 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6 number | 12 number | 108 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 112 Brunei Darussalam 13 number compare
- 112 Malta 13 number compare
- 112 Turkmenistan 13 number compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 11 number compare
- 117 Iraq 10 number compare
- 117 Mongolia 10 number compare
- 117 Senegal 10 number compare
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Lebanon?
- Human trafficking victims in Lebanon was 12 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 108 number in 2021.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for human trafficking victims?
- Lebanon ranks 115th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).