Human trafficking victims in India
India: Human trafficking victims was 6,043 number in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6,043 number
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
3rd
of 135 countries
All-time high
6,693 number
in 2022
All-time low
152 number
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2023
Human trafficking victims in India, 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 India stood at 6,043 number.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 3,875.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in India peaked at 6,693 number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 152 number, in 2011.
India ranks 3rd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Human trafficking victims in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 152 number | — |
| 2017 | 5,898 number | +3780.3% |
| 2018 | 5,788 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 6,411 number | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 4,680 number | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 6,213 number | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 6,693 number | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 6,043 number | -9.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 6,043 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 37.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,562 number | 152 number | 6,411 number | 4 |
| 2020s | 5,907 number | 4,680 number | 6,693 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,411 number compare
- 2 United States of America 16,390 number compare
- 4 France 2,149 number compare
- 5 Italy 2,116 number compare
- 6 Nigeria 2,058 number compare
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in India?
- Human trafficking victims in India was 6,043 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 6,693 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 152 number in 2011.
- How does India rank for human trafficking victims?
- India ranks 3rd out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,875.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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).