Human trafficking victims in Belgium
Belgium: Human trafficking victims was 112 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Belgium, 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 Belgium stood at 112 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Belgium peaked at 231 number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50 number, in 2009.
That places Belgium 60th 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 16 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 74 number | — |
| 2008 | 65 number | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 50 number | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 127 number | +154.0% |
| 2013 | 116 number | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 84 number | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 90 number | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 84 number | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 121 number | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 115 number | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 144 number | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 88 number | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 145 number | +64.8% |
| 2022 | 231 number | +59.3% |
| 2023 | 159 number | -31.2% |
| 2024 | 112 number | -29.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 112 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 112 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63 number | 50 number | 74 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 110.12 number | 84 number | 144 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 147 number | 88 number | 231 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 57 United Arab Emirates 127 number compare
- 58 Republic of Moldova 119 number compare
- 59 Madagascar 115 number compare
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 107 number compare
- 62 Jordan 104 number compare
- 63 Myanmar 101 number compare
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Belgium?
- Human trafficking victims in Belgium was 112 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 231 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 number in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for human trafficking victims?
- Belgium ranks 60th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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).