Human trafficking victims in Greece
Greece: Human trafficking victims was 465 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 465 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 496.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Greece peaked at 533 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31 number, in 2018.
Greece ranks 23rd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 99 number | — |
| 2008 | 76 number | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 121 number | +59.2% |
| 2010 | 92 number | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 97 number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 109 number | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 102 number | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 78 number | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 57 number | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 62 number | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 38 number | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 31 number | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 154 number | +396.8% |
| 2020 | 167 number | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 157 number | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 358 number | +128.0% |
| 2023 | 533 number | +48.9% |
| 2024 | 465 number | -12.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 465 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 7.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Greece's 465 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 6.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +396.8% | 31 number | 154 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.67 number | 76 number | 121 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 82 number | 31 number | 154 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 336 number | 157 number | 533 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Greece?
- Human trafficking victims in Greece was 465 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 533 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 number in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for human trafficking victims?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 496.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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).