Human trafficking victims in Brazil
Brazil: Human trafficking victims was 15 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Brazil, 2015–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.0% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Brazil peaked at 1,228 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15 number, in 2024.
That places Brazil 108th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,228 number | — |
| 2016 | 1,054 number | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 35 number | -96.7% |
| 2018 | 101 number | +188.6% |
| 2019 | 66 number | -34.7% |
| 2020 | 19 number | -71.2% |
| 2021 | 142 number | +647.4% |
| 2022 | 539 number | +279.6% |
| 2023 | 371 number | -31.2% |
| 2024 | 15 number | -96.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 20% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 496.8 number | 35 number | 1,228 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 217.2 number | 15 number | 539 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 106 Slovenia 17 number compare
- 107 Norway 16 number compare
- 108 Mozambique 15 number compare
- 110 Cuba 14 number compare
- 110 New Zealand 14 number compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Brazil?
- Human trafficking victims in Brazil was 15 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,228 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 number in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for human trafficking victims?
- Brazil ranks 108th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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).