Human trafficking victims in Gambia
Gambia: Human trafficking victims was 29 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29 number
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
95th
of 135 countries
All-time high
31 number
in 2022
All-time low
14 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Human trafficking victims in Gambia, 2018–2024
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 Gambia is 29 number, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.
That places Gambia 95th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Human trafficking victims in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14 number | — |
| 2019 | 21 number | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 23 number | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 14 number | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 31 number | +121.4% |
| 2023 | 24 number | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 29 number | +20.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 29 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 96 number, 30% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 29 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 38% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5 number | 14 number | 21 number | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.2 number | 14 number | 31 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 number compare
- 94 South Africa 32 number compare
- 96 Montenegro 28 number compare
- 97 Suriname 26 number compare
- 98 Armenia 25 number compare
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Gambia?
- Human trafficking victims in Gambia was 29 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 number in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for human trafficking victims?
- Gambia ranks 95th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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).