Human trafficking victims in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Human trafficking victims was 13 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
13 number
World rank
112th
of 135 countries
All-time high
22 number
in 2014
All-time low
0 number
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2024
Human trafficking victims in Turkmenistan, 2014–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Turkmenistan stood at 13 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Turkmenistan peaked at 22 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2020.
Turkmenistan ranks 112th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 number | — |
| 2015 | 6 number | -72.7% |
| 2016 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 number | — |
| 2022 | 0 number | — |
| 2024 | 13 number | — |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 13 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 18% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 13 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.33 number | 6 number | 22 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.25 number | 0 number | 13 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 110 Cuba 14 number compare
- 110 New Zealand 14 number compare
- 112 Brunei Darussalam 13 number compare
- 112 Malta 13 number compare
- 115 Lebanon 12 number compare
More gender data for Turkmenistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,311 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,825 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,825 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 73,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 77,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 74,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 79,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Turkmenistan?
- Human trafficking victims in Turkmenistan was 13 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2020.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for human trafficking victims?
- Turkmenistan ranks 112th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).