Human trafficking victims in Malta
Malta: Human trafficking victims was 13 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Malta, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
The figure is up 116.7% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Malta peaked at 35 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2009.
Malta ranks 112th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 number | — |
| 2009 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 number | — |
| 2013 | 10 number | — |
| 2014 | 20 number | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 27 number | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 6 number | -77.8% |
| 2018 | 35 number | +483.3% |
| 2019 | 9 number | -74.3% |
| 2020 | 12 number | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 22 number | +83.3% |
| 2023 | 6 number | -72.7% |
| 2024 | 13 number | +116.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malta's 13 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.5 number, 17% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 number | 0 number | 7 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.29 number | 0 number | 35 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.25 number | 6 number | 22 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 110 Cuba 14 number compare
- 110 New Zealand 14 number compare
- 112 Brunei Darussalam 13 number compare
- 112 Turkmenistan 13 number compare
- 115 Lebanon 12 number compare
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Malta?
- Human trafficking victims in Malta was 13 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 35 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for human trafficking victims?
- Malta ranks 112th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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).