India vs United Kingdom: Human trafficking victims
India
6,043 number
in 2023
United Kingdom
23,411 number
in 2025
India rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
1st
Human trafficking victims over time
- India
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 23,411 number against 6,043 number in India, a difference of 17,368 number.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 3.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was United Kingdom ahead.
India ranks 3rd 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 | India | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,562 number | 5,808 number | 1,246 number | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 5,907 number | 14,302 number | 8,394 number | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human trafficking victims, India or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 23,411 number against 6,043 number in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human trafficking victims between India and United Kingdom?
- 17,368 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United Kingdom?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do India and United Kingdom rank globally for human trafficking victims?
- India ranks 3rd 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).