Human trafficking victims in Argentina
Argentina: Human trafficking victims was 1,372 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1,372 number
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
11th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1,763 number
in 2023
All-time low
150 number
in 2011
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Human trafficking victims in Argentina, 2008–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1,372 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 265.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Argentina peaked at 1,763 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 150 number, in 2011.
Argentina ranks 11th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 186 number | — |
| 2009 | 422 number | +126.9% |
| 2010 | 263 number | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 150 number | -43.0% |
| 2012 | 303 number | +102.0% |
| 2013 | 374 number | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 375 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 243 number | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 414 number | +70.4% |
| 2017 | 1,200 number | +189.9% |
| 2018 | 1,531 number | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 1,590 number | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 933 number | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 1,404 number | +50.5% |
| 2022 | 1,186 number | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 1,763 number | +48.7% |
| 2024 | 1,372 number | -22.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1,372 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 18.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1,372 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 18.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 304 number | 186 number | 422 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 644.3 number | 150 number | 1,590 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,332 number | 933 number | 1,763 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 8 Benin 1,750 number compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 1,532 number compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 1,431 number compare
- 12 Netherlands 944 number compare
- 13 Ghana 827 number compare
- 14 Romania 707 number compare
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Argentina?
- Human trafficking victims in Argentina was 1,372 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1,763 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 number in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for human trafficking victims?
- Argentina ranks 11th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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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Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).