Human trafficking victims in Togo
Togo: Human trafficking victims was 77 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Togo, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Togo recorded 77 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Togo peaked at 509 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77 number, in 2024.
That places Togo 67th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 315 number | — |
| 2008 | 509 number | +61.6% |
| 2009 | 418 number | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 357 number | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 278 number | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 80 number | -71.2% |
| 2019 | 165 number | +106.2% |
| 2020 | 79 number | -52.1% |
| 2021 | 113 number | +43.0% |
| 2024 | 77 number | -31.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 77 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 48% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Togo's 77 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414 number | 315 number | 509 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 220 number | 80 number | 357 number | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.67 number | 77 number | 113 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More gender data for Togo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,049 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,744 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,744 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 131,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 117,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Togo?
- Human trafficking victims in Togo was 77 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 509 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 number in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for human trafficking victims?
- Togo ranks 67th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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).