Human trafficking victims in Tonga
Tonga: Human trafficking victims was 7 number in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
7 number
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
126th
of 135 countries
All-time high
7 number
in 2023
All-time low
0 number
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2023
Human trafficking victims in Tonga, 2017–2023
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human trafficking victims in Tonga is 7 number, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year.
Tonga ranks 126th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 number | — |
| 2018 | 0 number | — |
| 2019 | 0 number | — |
| 2020 | 0 number | — |
| 2022 | 6 number | — |
| 2023 | 7 number | +16.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73 number, 10% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.33 number | 0 number | 7 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 126 Estonia 7 number compare
- 126 Eswatini 7 number compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 7 number
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Tonga?
- Human trafficking victims in Tonga was 7 number in 2023, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for human trafficking victims?
- Tonga ranks 126th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tonga 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).