Human trafficking victims in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Human trafficking victims was 277 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Tajikistan, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 277 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.0% on the previous year and up 443.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Tajikistan peaked at 277 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12 number, in 2012.
That places Tajikistan 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 39 number | — |
| 2008 | 25 number | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 19 number | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 52 number | +173.7% |
| 2012 | 12 number | -76.9% |
| 2013 | 22 number | +83.3% |
| 2014 | 51 number | +131.8% |
| 2015 | 39 number | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 29 number | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 79 number | +172.4% |
| 2018 | 55 number | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 60 number | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 68 number | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 70 number | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 100 number | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 172 number | +72.0% |
| 2024 | 277 number | +61.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 277 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 277 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.67 number | 19 number | 39 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.33 number | 12 number | 79 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 137.4 number | 68 number | 277 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 34 Russian Federation 290 number compare
- 35 Kenya 283 number compare
- 36 Bangladesh 280 number compare
- 38 Finland 271 number compare
- 39 Türkiye 261 number compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 229 number compare
More gender data for Tajikistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,892 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4634 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,841 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,841 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 126,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 134,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 134,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 128,822 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Tajikistan?
- Human trafficking victims in Tajikistan was 277 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 277 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 number in 2012.
- How does Tajikistan rank for human trafficking victims?
- Tajikistan ranks 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 443.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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).