Human trafficking victims in Eswatini
Eswatini: Human trafficking victims was 7 number in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
7 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 135 countries
All-time high
42 number
in 2012
All-time low
0 number
in 2021
Years of data
7
2011–2023
Human trafficking victims in Eswatini, 2011–2023
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2023, human trafficking victims in Eswatini stood at 7 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Eswatini peaked at 42 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2021.
That places Eswatini 126th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 number | — |
| 2012 | 42 number | +223.1% |
| 2019 | 11 number | -73.8% |
| 2020 | 17 number | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 7 number | — |
| 2023 | 7 number | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 7 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 7 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 9% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22 number | 11 number | 42 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.75 number | 0 number | 17 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 911.1 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Eswatini?
- Human trafficking victims in Eswatini was 7 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 42 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for human trafficking victims?
- Eswatini ranks 126th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).