Human trafficking victims in Germany
Germany: Human trafficking victims was 636 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Germany, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Germany stood at 636 number.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Germany peaked at 1,495 number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 470 number, in 2015.
Germany ranks 17th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Germany, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 689 number | — |
| 2008 | 692 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 733 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 651 number | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 671 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 626 number | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 603 number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 583 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 470 number | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 536 number | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 669 number | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 493 number | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 470 number | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 479 number | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 564 number | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 1,495 number | +165.1% |
| 2023 | 611 number | -59.1% |
| 2024 | 636 number | +4.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 636 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 9.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Germany's 636 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 8.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +165.1% | 564 number | 1,495 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 704.67 number | 689 number | 733 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 577.2 number | 470 number | 671 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 757 number | 479 number | 1,495 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More gender data for Germany
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,292 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9917 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 71,489 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 71,489 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1556 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Germany?
- Human trafficking victims in Germany was 636 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,495 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 470 number in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for human trafficking victims?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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).