Human trafficking victims in Poland
Poland: Human trafficking victims was 38 number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Poland, 2007–2025
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2025, human trafficking victims in Poland stood at 38 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.0% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Poland peaked at 1,043 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2020.
Poland ranks 90th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 859 number | — |
| 2008 | 62 number | -92.8% |
| 2009 | 19 number | -69.4% |
| 2012 | 230 number | +1110.5% |
| 2013 | 135 number | -41.3% |
| 2014 | 201 number | +48.9% |
| 2015 | 173 number | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 199 number | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 84 number | -57.8% |
| 2018 | 70 number | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 25 number | -64.3% |
| 2020 | 17 number | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 447 number | +2529.4% |
| 2022 | 277 number | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 1,043 number | +276.5% |
| 2024 | 316 number | -69.7% |
| 2025 | 38 number | -88.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 38 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 58% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Poland's 38 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2529.4% | 17 number | 447 number |
| 2012 | +1110.5% | 19 number | 230 number |
| 2023 | +276.5% | 277 number | 1,043 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 313.33 number | 19 number | 859 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 139.62 number | 25 number | 230 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 356.33 number | 17 number | 1,043 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Poland?
- Human trafficking victims in Poland was 38 number in 2025, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,043 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for human trafficking victims?
- Poland ranks 90th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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).