Human trafficking victims in Japan
Japan: Human trafficking victims was 66 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Japan, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Japan recorded 66 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 164.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Japan peaked at 66 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 2009.
That places Japan 74th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Japan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 43 number | — |
| 2008 | 36 number | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 17 number | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 37 number | +117.6% |
| 2011 | 25 number | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 27 number | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 17 number | -37.0% |
| 2014 | 25 number | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 54 number | +116.0% |
| 2016 | 50 number | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 46 number | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 27 number | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 47 number | +74.1% |
| 2020 | 38 number | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 47 number | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 46 number | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 61 number | +32.6% |
| 2024 | 66 number | +8.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 66 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Japan's 66 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73 number, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 number | 17 number | 43 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.5 number | 17 number | 54 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6 number | 38 number | 66 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Japan?
- Human trafficking victims in Japan 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 66 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for human trafficking victims?
- Japan ranks 74th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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).