Human trafficking victims (Our World) in Iraq

Iraq: Human trafficking victims (Our World) was 10 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
10
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
117th
of 135 countries
All-time high
112
in 2019
All-time low
10
in 2022
Years of data
5
2017–2022

Human trafficking victims in Iraq, 2017–2022

02550751002017201920222017: 322018: 152019: 1122020: 142022: 10

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 10 for human trafficking victims in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.

That places Iraq 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Human trafficking victims (Our World) in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Human trafficking victims in Iraq, 2017 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2017 32 —
2018 15 -53.1%
2019 112 +646.7%
2020 14 -87.5%
2022 10 -28.6%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 10 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 10 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.5, 13% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 53 15 112 3
2020s 12 10 14 2

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 115 Lebanon 12 compare
  2. 116 Trinidad and Tobago 11 compare
  3. 117 Mongolia 10 compare
  4. 117 Senegal 10 compare
  5. 120 Botswana 9 compare
  6. 120 Cameroon 9

See the full ranking of 135 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human trafficking victims in Iraq?
Human trafficking victims in Iraq was 10 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 112 in 2019.
What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2022.
How does Iraq rank for human trafficking victims?
Iraq ranks 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq 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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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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