Human trafficking victims in France
France: Human trafficking victims was 2,149 number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in France, 2015–2025
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2025, human trafficking victims in France stood at 2,149 number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in France peaked at 2,149 number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,373 number, in 2020.
France ranks 4th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,432 number | — |
| 2016 | 1,443 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,456 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,538 number | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1,671 number | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 1,373 number | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 1,811 number | +31.9% |
| 2022 | 2,027 number | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 2,143 number | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 2,127 number | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2,149 number | +1.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,149 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 32.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- France's 2,149 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 29.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,508 number | 1,432 number | 1,671 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,938 number | 1,373 number | 2,149 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,411 number compare
- 2 United States of America 16,390 number compare
- 3 India 6,043 number compare
- 5 Italy 2,116 number compare
- 6 Nigeria 2,058 number compare
- 7 Philippines 1,831 number compare
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 58,516 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.327 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in France?
- Human trafficking victims in France was 2,149 number in 2025, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2,149 number in 2025.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,373 number in 2020.
- How does France rank for human trafficking victims?
- France ranks 4th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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).