Human trafficking victims in Lithuania
Lithuania: Human trafficking victims was 63 number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Lithuania, 2007–2025
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 63 number for human trafficking victims in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 186.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Lithuania peaked at 63 number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11 number, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 78th out of 135 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 number | — |
| 2008 | 25 number | +127.3% |
| 2009 | 14 number | -44.0% |
| 2010 | 15 number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 22 number | +46.7% |
| 2012 | 14 number | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 47 number | +235.7% |
| 2015 | 62 number | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 45 number | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 58 number | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 44 number | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 39 number | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 24 number | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 26 number | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 15 number | -42.3% |
| 2023 | 15 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 number | +46.7% |
| 2025 | 63 number | +186.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 63 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 63 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.67 number | 11 number | 25 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.44 number | 14 number | 62 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.5 number | 15 number | 63 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 77 Sierra Leone 64 number compare
- 78 Bulgaria 63 number compare
- 80 Panama 60 number compare
- 81 Switzerland 59 number compare
More gender data for Lithuania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 361.11 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,345 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,345 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4774 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,961 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Lithuania?
- Human trafficking victims in Lithuania was 63 number in 2025, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 63 number in 2025.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 number in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for human trafficking victims?
- Lithuania ranks 78th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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).