Human trafficking victims in Namibia
Namibia: Human trafficking victims was 18 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
18 number
Change on year
down 76.0%
World rank
104th
of 135 countries
All-time high
105 number
in 2022
All-time low
7 number
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Human trafficking victims in Namibia, 2017–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 18 number for human trafficking victims in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
That places Namibia 104th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Namibia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 number | — |
| 2018 | 19 number | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 36 number | +89.5% |
| 2020 | 10 number | -72.2% |
| 2021 | 7 number | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 105 number | +1400.0% |
| 2023 | 75 number | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 18 number | -76.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 18 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 18 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 23% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.67 number | 19 number | 36 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 43 number | 7 number | 105 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Namibia?
- Human trafficking victims in Namibia was 18 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 105 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for human trafficking victims?
- Namibia ranks 104th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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).