Human trafficking victims in El Salvador
El Salvador: Human trafficking victims was 21 number in 2022. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in El Salvador, 2007–2022
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 El Salvador is 21 number, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in El Salvador peaked at 86 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21 number, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 49 number | — |
| 2008 | 78 number | +59.2% |
| 2009 | 51 number | -34.6% |
| 2010 | 72 number | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 68 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 70 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 84 number | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 86 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 45 number | -47.7% |
| 2016 | 49 number | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 45 number | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 46 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 41 number | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 21 number | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 27 number | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 21 number | -22.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 21 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 21 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.33 number | 49 number | 78 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.6 number | 41 number | 86 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 number | 21 number | 27 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in El Salvador?
- Human trafficking victims in El Salvador was 21 number in 2022, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 86 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 number in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for human trafficking victims?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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).