Human trafficking victims in Norway
Norway: Human trafficking victims was 16 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Norway, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Norway stood at 16 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.0% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Norway peaked at 324 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16 number, in 2024.
That places Norway 107th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 203 number | — |
| 2008 | 256 number | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 292 number | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 127 number | -56.5% |
| 2011 | 134 number | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 136 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 124 number | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 324 number | +161.3% |
| 2015 | 301 number | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 262 number | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 106 number | -59.5% |
| 2019 | 241 number | +127.4% |
| 2020 | 254 number | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 86 number | -66.1% |
| 2022 | 86 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 number | -70.9% |
| 2024 | 16 number | -36.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 16 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66 number, 24% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Norway's 16 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250.33 number | 203 number | 292 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 195 number | 106 number | 324 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.4 number | 16 number | 254 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Norway?
- Human trafficking victims in Norway was 16 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 324 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 number in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for human trafficking victims?
- Norway ranks 107th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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).