Human trafficking victims in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Human trafficking victims was 1,532 number in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Burkina Faso, 2007–2021
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1,532 number for human trafficking victims in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,560 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 203 number, in 2008.
That places Burkina Faso 9th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Human trafficking victims in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 402 number | — |
| 2008 | 203 number | -49.5% |
| 2009 | 788 number | +288.2% |
| 2010 | 588 number | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 1,282 number | +118.0% |
| 2014 | 550 number | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 872 number | +58.5% |
| 2020 | 1,560 number | +78.9% |
| 2021 | 1,532 number | -1.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,532 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 96 number, 16.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,532 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 19.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 464.33 number | 203 number | 788 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 823 number | 550 number | 1,282 number | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,546 number | 1,532 number | 1,560 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 6 Nigeria 2,058 number compare
- 7 Philippines 1,831 number compare
- 8 Benin 1,750 number compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 1,431 number compare
- 11 Argentina 1,372 number compare
- 12 Netherlands 944 number compare
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Burkina Faso?
- Human trafficking victims in Burkina Faso was 1,532 number in 2021, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,560 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 203 number in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for human trafficking victims?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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).