Human trafficking victims (Our World) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human trafficking victims (Our World) was 139 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic is 139, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic peaked at 300 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2011.
Dominican Republic ranks 55th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Human trafficking victims (Our World) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54 | — |
| 2012 | 72 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 300 | +316.7% |
| 2014 | 147 | -51.0% |
| 2015 | 183 | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 157 | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 102 | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 102 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 195 | +91.2% |
| 2020 | 83 | -57.4% |
| 2021 | 65 | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 99 | +52.3% |
| 2023 | 76 | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 136 | +78.9% |
| 2025 | 139 | +2.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 139 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 139 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims (Our World) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +316.7% | 72 | 300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 145.78 | 54 | 300 | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.67 | 65 | 139 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic?
- Human trafficking victims in Dominican Republic was 139 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 300 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human trafficking victims?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human trafficking victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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