Human trafficking victims in Peru
Peru: Human trafficking victims was 669 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human trafficking victims in Peru, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Peru recorded 669 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 215.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Peru peaked at 734 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 162 number, in 2007.
That places Peru 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 162 number | — |
| 2008 | 211 number | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 196 number | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 253 number | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 286 number | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 713 number | +149.3% |
| 2013 | 634 number | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 212 number | -66.6% |
| 2015 | 476 number | +124.5% |
| 2016 | 539 number | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 725 number | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 734 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 509 number | -30.7% |
| 2020 | 372 number | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 535 number | +43.8% |
| 2022 | 631 number | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 583 number | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 669 number | +14.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 669 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 9.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Peru's 669 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 8.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189.67 number | 162 number | 211 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 508.1 number | 212 number | 734 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 558 number | 372 number | 669 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Peru?
- Human trafficking victims in Peru was 669 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 734 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 162 number in 2007.
- How does Peru rank for human trafficking victims?
- Peru ranks 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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).