Human trafficking victims in Israel
Israel: Human trafficking victims was 66 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Israel, 2009–2024
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 Israel is 66 number, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Israel peaked at 94 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26 number, in 2011.
Israel ranks 74th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 67 number | — |
| 2010 | 78 number | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 26 number | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 86 number | +230.8% |
| 2013 | 82 number | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 79 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 47 number | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 47 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73 number | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 59 number | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 73 number | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 69 number | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 51 number | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 87 number | +70.6% |
| 2023 | 94 number | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 66 number | -29.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 66 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Israel's 66 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.5 number, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +230.8% | 26 number | 86 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67 number | 67 number | 67 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 65 number | 26 number | 86 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4 number | 51 number | 94 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,625 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1966 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Israel?
- Human trafficking victims in Israel was 66 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 94 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 number in 2011.
- How does Israel rank for human trafficking victims?
- Israel ranks 74th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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).