Human trafficking victims by country

Countries reporting
133
Highest
23,411
United Kingdom
Lowest
0
Singapore
Median
77
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
1,697

What the numbers show

Human trafficking victims is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 23,411 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0 in Singapore.

The median across all reporting countries is 77, and the mean is 600.96.

Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 9,440.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 100.0%).

Human trafficking victims (Our World): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 23,411 2025 up 3,828.0% volatile
2 United States 16,390 2022 up 3,394.7% volatile
3 India 6,043 2023 up 3,875.7% rising
4 France 2,149 2025 up 50.1% rising
5 Italy 2,116 2024 up 254.4% volatile
6 Nigeria 2,058 2024 up 99.8% rising
7 Philippines 1,831 2024 up 62.9% volatile
8 Benin 1,750 2024 up 227.1% rising
9 Burkina Faso 1,532 2021 up 19.5% volatile
10 Cote d'Ivoire 1,431 2024 up 9,440.0% volatile
11 Argentina 1,372 2024 up 265.9% volatile
12 Netherlands 944 2024 down 24.8% falling
13 Ghana 827 2024 up 48.2% volatile
14 Romania 707 2025 down 19.7% falling
15 Thailand 701 2023 up 3.1% volatile
16 Peru 669 2024 up 215.6% rising
17 Germany 636 2024 up 9.1% rising
18 Uganda 609 2024 up 670.9% volatile
19 Sri Lanka 599 2024 up 1,965.5% volatile
20 Tunisia 584 2022 up 571.3% volatile
21 Bolivia 582 2025 up 131.9% volatile
22 Spain 513 2024 up 235.3% rising
23 Greece 465 2024 up 496.2% volatile
24 Indonesia 458 2023 up 189.9% volatile
25 Canada 452 2023 up 617.5% volatile
25 Morocco 452 2024 — volatile
27 Vietnam 449 2015 down 52.1% falling
28 Austria 432 2024 up 446.8% volatile
29 Colombia 416 2024 up 477.8% volatile
30 Portugal 410 2023 up 184.7% volatile
31 Niger 393 2024 up 263.9% volatile
32 Mexico 362 2024 up 34.1% volatile
33 Venezuela 328 2024 up 2,633.3% volatile
34 Russia 290 2020 up 308.5% volatile
35 Kenya 283 2018 — rising
36 Bangladesh 280 2023 up 122.2% volatile
37 Tajikistan 277 2024 up 443.1% volatile
38 Finland 271 2025 up 401.9% volatile
39 Turkey 261 2025 up 141.7% volatile
40 Uzbekistan 229 2024 down 82.1% volatile
41 Belarus 225 2024 up 132.0% volatile
42 Nepal 219 2024 down 17.7% rising
43 Hungary 210 2024 down 28.6% volatile
44 Egypt 207 2024 up 78.4% volatile
45 Sweden 196 2024 up 493.9% volatile
46 Guatemala 195 2024 down 28.6% volatile
47 Albania 178 2024 up 42.4% rising
48 Ecuador 176 2025 up 402.9% rising
49 Guyana 174 2021 up 728.6% volatile
50 Australia 167 2024 up 406.1% volatile
51 Zambia 162 2023 up 440.0% volatile
52 Tanzania 156 2024 up 1,633.3% volatile
53 Malaysia 153 2024 down 49.5% volatile
54 Malawi 145 2022 up 51.0% volatile
55 Dominican Republic 139 2025 down 24.0% falling
56 Saudi Arabia 138 2023 — volatile
57 United Arab Emirates 127 2024 up 535.0% volatile
58 Moldova 119 2024 down 54.9% falling
59 Madagascar 115 2024 up 325.9% volatile
60 Belgium 112 2024 up 33.3% rising
61 Laos 107 2015 down 59.5% falling
62 Jordan 104 2024 up 447.4% volatile
63 Myanmar 101 2024 down 67.3% volatile
64 Azerbaijan 91 2024 up 68.5% rising
65 Qatar 79 2024 — volatile
66 Denmark 78 2024 up 9.9% rising
67 Mali 77 2020 down 72.2% volatile
67 Togo 77 2024 down 72.3% volatile
69 Costa Rica 76 2024 up 1,420.0% volatile
70 Paraguay 75 2022 down 10.7% volatile
71 Algeria 74 2023 up 131.2% volatile
72 Cambodia 73 2023 — volatile
73 Ireland 67 2024 up 45.7% falling
74 Israel 66 2024 down 16.5% rising
74 Japan 66 2024 up 164.0% rising
74 Serbia 66 2023 down 13.2% falling
77 Sierra Leone 64 2024 up 540.0% volatile
78 Bulgaria 63 2024 down 87.2% falling
78 Lithuania 63 2025 up 1.6% volatile
80 Panama 60 2023 up 566.7% volatile
81 Switzerland 59 2024 up 68.6% rising
82 Ukraine 55 2024 up 103.7% volatile
83 Honduras 49 2024 up 600.0% volatile
84 Luxembourg 48 2024 up 300.0% volatile
85 Czechia 45 2024 down 32.8% volatile
85 Kazakhstan 45 2024 down 70.6% volatile
87 Angola 44 2023 up 528.6% volatile
88 Slovakia 43 2024 up 26.5% rising
89 North Macedonia 40 2024 up 400.0% volatile
90 Bahrain 38 2024 down 60.4% volatile
90 Latvia 38 2024 up 11.8% volatile
90 Poland 38 2025 down 78.0% volatile
93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 2024 down 24.5% rising
94 South Africa 32 2022 down 63.2% volatile
95 Gambia 29 2024 up 107.1% rising
96 Montenegro 28 2024 up 211.1% volatile
97 Suriname 26 2023 up 188.9% volatile
98 Armenia 25 2024 up 212.5% volatile
99 Chile 22 2021 down 83.2% volatile
100 Croatia 21 2024 down 43.2% volatile
100 Rwanda 21 2023 down 16.0% volatile
100 El Salvador 21 2022 down 70.0% falling
103 Oman 20 2024 up 66.7% volatile
104 Cyprus 18 2024 down 57.1% volatile
104 Namibia 18 2024 down 18.2% volatile
106 Slovenia 17 2024 up 240.0% volatile
107 Norway 16 2024 down 95.1% volatile
108 Brazil 15 2024 down 98.8% volatile
108 Mozambique 15 2021 down 50.0% falling
110 Cuba 14 2023 unchanged falling
110 New Zealand 14 2024 — volatile
112 Brunei 13 2023 up 116.7% volatile
112 Malta 13 2024 down 35.0% volatile
112 Turkmenistan 13 2024 down 40.9% volatile
115 Lebanon 12 2024 down 63.6% volatile
116 Trinidad and Tobago 11 2022 down 15.4% volatile
117 Iraq 10 2022 down 68.8% volatile
117 Mongolia 10 2024 down 65.5% volatile
117 Senegal 10 2022 — volatile
120 Botswana 9 2023 unchanged flat
120 Cameroon 9 2020 down 18.2% volatile
122 Guinea 8 2024 down 63.6% falling
122 Nicaragua 8 2022 down 90.6% volatile
122 Palau 8 2023 — volatile
122 Uruguay 8 2024 down 94.2% volatile
126 Estonia 7 2024 down 70.8% volatile
126 Kyrgyzstan 7 2020 down 68.2% volatile
126 Eswatini 7 2023 down 83.3% volatile
126 Tonga 7 2023 — volatile
130 Jamaica 5 2013 — volatile
131 Marshall Islands 0 2023 — volatile
131 Mauritius 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
131 Singapore 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Human trafficking victims
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 1,697 data points, 2007–2025
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