Human trafficking victims in Romania
Romania: Human trafficking victims was 707 number in 2025. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Romania recorded 707 number for human trafficking victims in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Romania peaked at 1,780 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 451 number, in 2023.
That places Romania 14th out of 135 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,780 number | — |
| 2008 | 1,240 number | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 780 number | -37.1% |
| 2010 | 1,154 number | +47.9% |
| 2011 | 1,048 number | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 1,041 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 896 number | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 757 number | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 880 number | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 756 number | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 662 number | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 497 number | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 698 number | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 596 number | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 505 number | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 500 number | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 451 number | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 610 number | +35.3% |
| 2025 | 707 number | +15.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 707 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 10.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Romania's 707 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 9.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,267 number | 780 number | 1,780 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 838.9 number | 497 number | 1,154 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 561.5 number | 451 number | 707 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Romania?
- Human trafficking victims in Romania was 707 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,780 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 451 number in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for human trafficking victims?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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).