Human trafficking victims in Nepal
Nepal: Human trafficking victims was 219 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Nepal, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 219 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Nepal peaked at 546 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 141 number, in 2011.
That places Nepal 42nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 147 number | — |
| 2008 | 145 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 197 number | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 193 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 141 number | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 271 number | +92.2% |
| 2013 | 237 number | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 266 number | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 350 number | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 311 number | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 546 number | +75.6% |
| 2019 | 204 number | -62.6% |
| 2020 | 187 number | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 235 number | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 181 number | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 236 number | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 219 number | -7.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 219 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163 number | 145 number | 197 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 279.89 number | 141 number | 546 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 211.6 number | 181 number | 236 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Nepal?
- Human trafficking victims in Nepal was 219 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 546 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 141 number in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for human trafficking victims?
- Nepal ranks 42nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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).