Human trafficking victims in Mongolia
Mongolia: Human trafficking victims was 10 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Mongolia, 2008–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 10 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Mongolia peaked at 151 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10 number, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 117th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 70 number | — |
| 2009 | 151 number | +115.7% |
| 2012 | 21 number | -86.1% |
| 2014 | 29 number | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 25 number | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 60 number | +140.0% |
| 2017 | 46 number | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 42 number | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 65 number | +54.8% |
| 2020 | 37 number | -43.1% |
| 2021 | 26 number | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 22 number | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 20 number | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 10 number | -50.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 10 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 10 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73 number, 14% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.5 number | 70 number | 151 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.14 number | 21 number | 65 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 23 number | 10 number | 37 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Mongolia?
- Human trafficking victims in Mongolia was 10 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 151 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 number in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for human trafficking victims?
- Mongolia ranks 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).