Human trafficking victims in Botswana
Botswana: Human trafficking victims was 9 number in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
9 number
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
120th
of 135 countries
All-time high
17 number
in 2019
All-time low
5 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Human trafficking victims in Botswana, 2017–2023
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2023, human trafficking victims in Botswana stood at 9 number.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Botswana ranks 120th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 number | — |
| 2018 | 5 number | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 17 number | +240.0% |
| 2020 | 11 number | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 15 number | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 6 number | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 9 number | +50.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 9 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 9 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.33 number | 5 number | 17 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.25 number | 6 number | 15 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,910 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,910 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Botswana?
- Human trafficking victims in Botswana was 9 number in 2023, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2018.
- How does Botswana rank for human trafficking victims?
- Botswana ranks 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana 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).