Human trafficking victims in Ukraine
Ukraine: Human trafficking victims was 55 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Ukraine, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 55 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
The figure is down 39.6% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Ukraine peaked at 1,192 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27 number, in 2014.
Ukraine ranks 82nd of 135 countries on this measure, 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 366 number | — |
| 2008 | 342 number | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 773 number | +126.0% |
| 2010 | 407 number | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 389 number | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 27 number | -93.1% |
| 2015 | 83 number | +207.4% |
| 2016 | 110 number | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 198 number | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 1,192 number | +502.0% |
| 2019 | 262 number | -78.0% |
| 2020 | 152 number | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 163 number | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 66 number | -59.5% |
| 2023 | 91 number | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 55 number | -39.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 55 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 55 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +502.0% | 198 number | 1,192 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 493.67 number | 342 number | 773 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 333.5 number | 27 number | 1,192 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 105.4 number | 55 number | 163 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 80 Panama 60 number compare
- 81 Switzerland 59 number compare
- 83 Honduras 49 number compare
- 84 Luxembourg 48 number compare
- 85 Czechia 45 number compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 45 number compare
More gender data for Ukraine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,430 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 33,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 33,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3206 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 121,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 126,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 124,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 118,718 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Ukraine?
- Human trafficking victims in Ukraine was 55 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,192 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 number in 2014.
- How does Ukraine rank for human trafficking victims?
- Ukraine ranks 82nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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).