Which has higher human trafficking victims, United Kingdom or United States?

United Kingdom, at 23,411 number against 16,390 number in United States as of 2025.

What is the difference in human trafficking victims between United Kingdom and United States?

7,021 number, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?

14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office on Drugs and Crime – 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.

United Kingdom vs United States: Human trafficking victims

United Kingdom

23,411 number

in 2025

United States

16,390 number

in 2022

United Kingdom rank

1st

United States rank

2nd

Human trafficking victims over time

United Kingdom
United States

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23,411 number against 16,390 number in United States, a difference of 7,021 number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 135 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	549 number	380 number	169 number	United Kingdom
2010s	2,664 number	4,196 number	1,532 number	United States
2020s	13,401 number	12,105 number	1,296 number	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human trafficking victims, United Kingdom or United States?: United Kingdom, at 23,411 number against 16,390 number in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in human trafficking victims between United Kingdom and United States?: 7,021 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for human trafficking victims?: United Kingdom ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – 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

Indicator: Human trafficking victims
Unit: number
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 1,697 data points, 2007–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).