Human trafficking victims by country

Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).

Countries reporting
133
Highest
23,411 number
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0 number
Singapore
Median
77 number
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
1,697

What the numbers show

Human trafficking victims is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 23,411 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 number in Singapore.

The median across all reporting countries is 77 number, and the mean is 600.96 number.

Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 9,440.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 100.0%).

Human trafficking victims: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,411 number 2025 up 3,828.0% volatile
2 United States of America 16,390 number 2022 up 3,394.7% volatile
3 India 6,043 number 2023 up 3,875.7% rising
4 France 2,149 number 2025 up 50.1% rising
5 Italy 2,116 number 2024 up 254.4% volatile
6 Nigeria 2,058 number 2024 up 99.8% rising
7 Philippines 1,831 number 2024 up 62.9% volatile
8 Benin 1,750 number 2024 up 227.1% rising
9 Burkina Faso 1,532 number 2021 up 19.5% volatile
10 Côte d'Ivoire 1,431 number 2024 up 9,440.0% volatile
11 Argentina 1,372 number 2024 up 265.9% volatile
12 Netherlands 944 number 2024 down 24.8% falling
13 Ghana 827 number 2024 up 48.2% volatile
14 Romania 707 number 2025 down 19.7% falling
15 Thailand 701 number 2023 up 3.1% volatile
16 Peru 669 number 2024 up 215.6% rising
17 Germany 636 number 2024 up 9.1% rising
18 Uganda 609 number 2024 up 670.9% volatile
19 Sri Lanka 599 number 2024 up 1,965.5% volatile
20 Tunisia 584 number 2022 up 571.3% volatile
21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 582 number 2025 up 131.9% volatile
22 Spain 513 number 2024 up 235.3% rising
23 Greece 465 number 2024 up 496.2% volatile
24 Indonesia 458 number 2023 up 189.9% volatile
25 Canada 452 number 2023 up 617.5% volatile
25 Morocco 452 number 2024 volatile
27 Viet Nam 449 number 2015 down 52.1% falling
28 Austria 432 number 2024 up 446.8% volatile
29 Colombia 416 number 2024 up 477.8% volatile
30 Portugal 410 number 2023 up 184.7% volatile
31 Niger 393 number 2024 up 263.9% volatile
32 Mexico 362 number 2024 up 34.1% volatile
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 328 number 2024 up 2,633.3% volatile
34 Russian Federation 290 number 2020 up 308.5% volatile
35 Kenya 283 number 2018 rising
36 Bangladesh 280 number 2023 up 122.2% volatile
37 Tajikistan 277 number 2024 up 443.1% volatile
38 Finland 271 number 2025 up 401.9% volatile
39 Türkiye 261 number 2025 up 141.7% volatile
40 Uzbekistan 229 number 2024 down 82.1% volatile
41 Belarus 225 number 2024 up 132.0% volatile
42 Nepal 219 number 2024 down 17.7% rising
43 Hungary 210 number 2024 down 28.6% volatile
44 Egypt 207 number 2024 up 78.4% volatile
45 Sweden 196 number 2024 up 493.9% volatile
46 Guatemala 195 number 2024 down 28.6% volatile
47 Albania 178 number 2024 up 42.4% rising
48 Ecuador 176 number 2025 up 402.9% rising
49 Guyana 174 number 2021 up 728.6% volatile
50 Australia 167 number 2024 up 406.1% volatile
51 Zambia 162 number 2023 up 440.0% volatile
52 Tanzania, United Republic of 156 number 2024 up 1,633.3% volatile
53 Malaysia 153 number 2024 down 49.5% volatile
54 Malawi 145 number 2022 up 51.0% volatile
55 Dominican Republic 139 number 2025 down 24.0% falling
56 Saudi Arabia 138 number 2023 volatile
57 United Arab Emirates 127 number 2024 up 535.0% volatile
58 Republic of Moldova 119 number 2024 down 54.9% falling
59 Madagascar 115 number 2024 up 325.9% volatile
60 Belgium 112 number 2024 up 33.3% rising
61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 107 number 2015 down 59.5% falling
62 Jordan 104 number 2024 up 447.4% volatile
63 Myanmar 101 number 2024 down 67.3% volatile
64 Azerbaijan 91 number 2024 up 68.5% rising
65 Qatar 79 number 2024 volatile
66 Denmark 78 number 2024 up 9.9% rising
67 Mali 77 number 2020 down 72.2% volatile
67 Togo 77 number 2024 down 72.3% volatile
69 Costa Rica 76 number 2024 up 1,420.0% volatile
70 Paraguay 75 number 2022 down 10.7% volatile
71 Algeria 74 number 2023 up 131.2% volatile
72 Cambodia 73 number 2023 volatile
73 Ireland 67 number 2024 up 45.7% falling
74 Israel 66 number 2024 down 16.5% rising
74 Japan 66 number 2024 up 164.0% rising
74 Serbia 66 number 2023 down 13.2% falling
77 Sierra Leone 64 number 2024 up 540.0% volatile
78 Bulgaria 63 number 2024 down 87.2% falling
78 Lithuania 63 number 2025 up 1.6% volatile
80 Panama 60 number 2023 up 566.7% volatile
81 Switzerland 59 number 2024 up 68.6% rising
82 Ukraine 55 number 2024 up 103.7% volatile
83 Honduras 49 number 2024 up 600.0% volatile
84 Luxembourg 48 number 2024 up 300.0% volatile
85 Czechia 45 number 2024 down 32.8% volatile
85 Kazakhstan 45 number 2024 down 70.6% volatile
87 Angola 44 number 2023 up 528.6% volatile
88 Slovakia 43 number 2024 up 26.5% rising
89 North Macedonia 40 number 2024 up 400.0% volatile
90 Bahrain 38 number 2024 down 60.4% volatile
90 Latvia 38 number 2024 up 11.8% volatile
90 Poland 38 number 2025 down 78.0% volatile
93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 number 2024 down 24.5% rising
94 South Africa 32 number 2022 down 63.2% volatile
95 Gambia 29 number 2024 up 107.1% rising
96 Montenegro 28 number 2024 up 211.1% volatile
97 Suriname 26 number 2023 up 188.9% volatile
98 Armenia 25 number 2024 up 212.5% volatile
99 Chile 22 number 2021 down 83.2% volatile
100 Croatia 21 number 2024 down 43.2% volatile
100 Rwanda 21 number 2023 down 16.0% volatile
100 El Salvador 21 number 2022 down 70.0% falling
103 Oman 20 number 2024 up 66.7% volatile
104 Cyprus 18 number 2024 down 57.1% volatile
104 Namibia 18 number 2024 down 18.2% volatile
106 Slovenia 17 number 2024 up 240.0% volatile
107 Norway 16 number 2024 down 95.1% volatile
108 Brazil 15 number 2024 down 98.8% volatile
108 Mozambique 15 number 2021 down 50.0% falling
110 Cuba 14 number 2023 unchanged falling
110 New Zealand 14 number 2024 volatile
112 Brunei Darussalam 13 number 2023 up 116.7% volatile
112 Malta 13 number 2024 down 35.0% volatile
112 Turkmenistan 13 number 2024 down 40.9% volatile
115 Lebanon 12 number 2024 down 63.6% volatile
116 Trinidad and Tobago 11 number 2022 down 15.4% volatile
117 Iraq 10 number 2022 down 68.8% volatile
117 Mongolia 10 number 2024 down 65.5% volatile
117 Senegal 10 number 2022 volatile
120 Botswana 9 number 2023 unchanged flat
120 Cameroon 9 number 2020 down 18.2% volatile
122 Guinea 8 number 2024 down 63.6% falling
122 Nicaragua 8 number 2022 down 90.6% volatile
122 Palau 8 number 2023 volatile
122 Uruguay 8 number 2024 down 94.2% volatile
126 Estonia 7 number 2024 down 70.8% volatile
126 Kyrgyzstan 7 number 2020 down 68.2% volatile
126 Eswatini 7 number 2023 down 83.3% volatile
126 Tonga 7 number 2023 volatile
130 Jamaica 5 number 2013 volatile
131 Marshall Islands 0 number 2023 volatile
131 Mauritius 0 number 2022 down 100.0% volatile
131 Singapore 0 number 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Human trafficking victims
Unit
number
Source
UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 1,697 data points, 2007–2025
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Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).