Human trafficking victims in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Human trafficking victims was 8 number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Nicaragua, 2009–2022
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 8 number for human trafficking victims in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Nicaragua peaked at 85 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2021.
That places Nicaragua 122nd out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 36 number | — |
| 2010 | 40 number | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 85 number | +112.5% |
| 2013 | 41 number | -51.8% |
| 2014 | 52 number | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 32 number | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 8 number | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 8 number | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 8 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 8 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 number | 36 number | 36 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 50 number | 32 number | 85 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 number | 8 number | 8 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Nicaragua?
- Human trafficking victims in Nicaragua was 8 number in 2022, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 85 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for human trafficking victims?
- Nicaragua ranks 122nd out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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).