Human trafficking victims in Mexico
Mexico: Human trafficking victims was 362 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Mexico, 2008–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 362 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
That represents a change of up 60.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Mexico peaked at 2,015 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 47 number, in 2009.
Mexico ranks 32nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 56 number | — |
| 2009 | 47 number | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 225 number | +378.7% |
| 2011 | 122 number | -45.8% |
| 2012 | 125 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 207 number | +65.6% |
| 2014 | 270 number | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 2,015 number | +646.3% |
| 2016 | 986 number | -51.1% |
| 2017 | 970 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 731 number | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 824 number | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 115 number | -86.0% |
| 2022 | 247 number | +114.8% |
| 2023 | 226 number | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 362 number | +60.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 362 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 4.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 362 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 4.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +646.3% | 270 number | 2,015 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5 number | 47 number | 56 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 627.89 number | 122 number | 2,015 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 354.8 number | 115 number | 824 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Mexico?
- Human trafficking victims in Mexico was 362 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2,015 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 number in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for human trafficking victims?
- Mexico ranks 32nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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).