Human trafficking victims in Singapore
Singapore: Human trafficking victims was 0 number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Singapore, 2007–2022
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2022, human trafficking victims in Singapore stood at 0 number. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Singapore peaked at 135 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2007.
Singapore ranks 131st of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Singapore, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 number | — |
| 2009 | 7 number | — |
| 2010 | 135 number | +1828.6% |
| 2015 | 22 number | -83.7% |
| 2016 | 17 number | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 16 number | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 number | — |
| 2021 | 0 number | — |
| 2022 | 0 number | — |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number. (51 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73 number. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 number | 0 number | 7 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 38 number | 0 number | 135 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 130 Jamaica 5 number compare
- 131 Cook Islands 0 number
- 131 Marshall Islands 0 number
- 131 Mauritius 0 number compare
- 131 Vatican 0 number
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,307 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,307 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3921 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Singapore?
- Human trafficking victims in Singapore was 0 number in 2022, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 135 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2007.
- How does Singapore rank for human trafficking victims?
- Singapore ranks 131st out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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).