Human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Human trafficking victims was 91 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan stood at 91 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan peaked at 101 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29 number, in 2011.
That places Azerbaijan 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 101 number | — |
| 2008 | 78 number | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 91 number | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 34 number | -62.6% |
| 2011 | 29 number | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 53 number | +82.8% |
| 2013 | 56 number | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 54 number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 48 number | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 70 number | +45.8% |
| 2017 | 70 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 number | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 91 number | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 94 number | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 95 number | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94 number | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91 number | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 91 number | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 91 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 91 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +82.8% | 29 number | 53 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90 number | 78 number | 101 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.3 number | 29 number | 98 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 93 number | 91 number | 95 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More gender data for Azerbaijan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,956 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,710 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,710 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 62,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 57,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 63,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 58,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan?
- Human trafficking victims in Azerbaijan was 91 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 101 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 number in 2011.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for human trafficking victims?
- Azerbaijan ranks 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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).