Human trafficking victims in Jordan
Jordan: Human trafficking victims was 104 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Jordan, 2010–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Jordan stood at 104 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.3% on the previous year and up 447.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Jordan peaked at 104 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2019.
Jordan ranks 62nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81 number | — |
| 2011 | 49 number | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 24 number | -51.0% |
| 2013 | 81 number | +237.5% |
| 2014 | 19 number | -76.5% |
| 2015 | 26 number | +36.8% |
| 2016 | 35 number | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 48 number | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 40 number | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 9 number | -77.5% |
| 2020 | 25 number | +177.8% |
| 2021 | 61 number | +144.0% |
| 2022 | 62 number | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 58 number | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 104 number | +79.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 104 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 104 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.5 number, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2 number | 9 number | 81 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 62 number | 25 number | 104 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 59 Madagascar 115 number compare
- 60 Belgium 112 number compare
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 107 number compare
- 63 Myanmar 101 number compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 91 number compare
- 65 Qatar 79 number compare
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Jordan?
- Human trafficking victims in Jordan was 104 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 104 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for human trafficking victims?
- Jordan ranks 62nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 447.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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).