Human trafficking victims in Benin
Benin: Human trafficking victims was 1,750 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,750 number
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
8th
of 135 countries
All-time high
2,207 number
in 2021
All-time low
535 number
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2024
Human trafficking victims in Benin, 2017–2024
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 Benin is 1,750 number, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 227.1% over ten years.
That places Benin 8th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Human trafficking victims in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 535 number | — |
| 2019 | 701 number | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 1,319 number | +88.2% |
| 2021 | 2,207 number | +67.3% |
| 2022 | 1,451 number | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 1,750 number | +20.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,750 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 10.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,750 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 22.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 618 number | 535 number | 701 number | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,682 number | 1,319 number | 2,207 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 5 Italy 2,116 number compare
- 6 Nigeria 2,058 number compare
- 7 Philippines 1,831 number compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 1,532 number compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 1,431 number compare
- 11 Argentina 1,372 number compare
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Benin?
- Human trafficking victims in Benin was 1,750 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,207 number in 2021.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 535 number in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for human trafficking victims?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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About this data
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).