Human trafficking victims in Argentina
Argentina: Human trafficking victims was 1,372 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Argentina, 2008–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human trafficking victims in Argentina is 1,372 number, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 265.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Argentina peaked at 1,763 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 150 number, in 2011.
Argentina ranks 11th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 186 number | — |
| 2009 | 422 number | +126.9% |
| 2010 | 263 number | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 150 number | -43.0% |
| 2012 | 303 number | +102.0% |
| 2013 | 374 number | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 375 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 243 number | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 414 number | +70.4% |
| 2017 | 1,200 number | +189.9% |
| 2018 | 1,531 number | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 1,590 number | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 933 number | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 1,404 number | +50.5% |
| 2022 | 1,186 number | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 1,763 number | +48.7% |
| 2024 | 1,372 number | -22.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1,372 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 18.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1,372 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 18.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 304 number | 186 number | 422 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 644.3 number | 150 number | 1,590 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,332 number | 933 number | 1,763 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 8 Benin 1,750 number compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 1,532 number compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 1,431 number compare
- 12 Netherlands 944 number compare
- 13 Ghana 827 number compare
- 14 Romania 707 number compare
More gender data for Argentina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,443 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 38,142 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 38,142 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 245,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 257,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 244,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 256,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 241,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Argentina?
- Human trafficking victims in Argentina was 1,372 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1,763 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 number in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for human trafficking victims?
- Argentina ranks 11th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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).