Human trafficking victims in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Human trafficking victims was 64 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Sierra Leone, 2010–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 64 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 540.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Sierra Leone peaked at 64 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2010.
Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Human trafficking victims in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 number | — |
| 2017 | 10 number | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 22 number | +120.0% |
| 2020 | 50 number | +127.3% |
| 2021 | 41 number | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 34 number | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 51 number | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 64 number | +25.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 64 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 96 number, 67% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 64 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.33 number | 5 number | 22 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 48 number | 34 number | 64 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,249 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,249 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Sierra Leone?
- Human trafficking victims in Sierra Leone was 64 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 64 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for human trafficking victims?
- Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 540.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).