Human trafficking victims in Mozambique
Mozambique: Human trafficking victims was 15 number in 2021. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in Mozambique, 2012–2021
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 Mozambique is 15 number, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Mozambique peaked at 30 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15 number, in 2021.
That places Mozambique 108th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 30 number | — |
| 2013 | 26 number | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 27 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 26 number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 22 number | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 15 number | -31.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 15 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 96 number, 16% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 15 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 19% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.2 number | 22 number | 30 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 15 number | 15 number | 15 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,468 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,468 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Mozambique?
- Human trafficking victims in Mozambique was 15 number in 2021, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 30 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 number in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for human trafficking victims?
- Mozambique ranks 108th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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).