Human trafficking victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Human trafficking victims was 37 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 37 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
The figure is down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 83 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25 number, in 2010.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 93rd 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 17 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 41 number | — |
| 2008 | 33 number | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 69 number | +109.1% |
| 2010 | 25 number | -63.8% |
| 2011 | 35 number | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 39 number | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 49 number | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 35 number | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 48 number | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 83 number | +72.9% |
| 2018 | 36 number | -56.6% |
| 2019 | 61 number | +69.4% |
| 2020 | 70 number | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 56 number | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 38 number | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 37 number | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 37 number | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.67 number | 33 number | 69 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.67 number | 25 number | 83 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.6 number | 37 number | 70 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Human trafficking victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 37 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 83 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 number in 2010.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for human trafficking victims?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 93rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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).