France vs United Kingdom: Human trafficking victims
France
2,149 number
in 2025
United Kingdom
23,411 number
in 2025
France rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
1st
Human trafficking victims over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 23,411 number against 2,149 number in France, a difference of 21,262 number.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 10.9 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 135 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,508 number | 4,789 number | 3,281 number | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1,938 number | 16,622 number | 14,684 number | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human trafficking victims, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 23,411 number against 2,149 number in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human trafficking victims between France and United Kingdom?
- 21,262 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for human trafficking victims?
- France ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Office on Drugs and Crime β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human trafficking victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).