Human trafficking victims in Netherlands
Netherlands: Human trafficking victims was 944 number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in Netherlands, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 944 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Netherlands peaked at 1,711 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 668 number, in 2018.
Netherlands ranks 12th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 716 number | — |
| 2008 | 826 number | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 909 number | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 993 number | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1,222 number | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 1,711 number | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 1,434 number | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 1,256 number | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1,150 number | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 952 number | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 956 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 668 number | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 1,334 number | +99.7% |
| 2020 | 984 number | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 791 number | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 814 number | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 868 number | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 944 number | +8.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 944 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 14.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 944 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 13.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 817 number | 716 number | 909 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,168 number | 668 number | 1,711 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 880.2 number | 791 number | 984 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Netherlands?
- Human trafficking victims in Netherlands was 944 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,711 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 668 number in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for human trafficking victims?
- Netherlands ranks 12th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).