Human trafficking victims in Mauritius
Mauritius: Human trafficking victims was 0 number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Mauritius, 2007–2022
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human trafficking victims in Mauritius is 0 number, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Mauritius peaked at 22 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 131st out of 135 countries with data for 2022, 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12 number | — |
| 2008 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 number | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 5 number | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 15 number | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 16 number | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 10 number | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 22 number | +120.0% |
| 2016 | 16 number | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 5 number | -68.8% |
| 2019 | 6 number | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 21 number | +250.0% |
| 2022 | 0 number | -100.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +250.0% | 6 number | 21 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.67 number | 8 number | 12 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.88 number | 5 number | 22 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.5 number | 0 number | 21 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 130 Jamaica 5 number compare
- 131 Cook Islands 0 number
- 131 Marshall Islands 0 number
- 131 Singapore 0 number compare
- 131 Vatican 0 number
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Mauritius?
- Human trafficking victims in Mauritius was 0 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for human trafficking victims?
- Mauritius ranks 131st out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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).