Human trafficking victims in Ukraine
Ukraine: Human trafficking victims was 55 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Ukraine, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, human trafficking victims in Ukraine stood at 55 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Ukraine peaked at 1,192 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27 number, in 2014.
Ukraine ranks 82nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 366 number | — |
| 2008 | 342 number | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 773 number | +126.0% |
| 2010 | 407 number | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 389 number | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 27 number | -93.1% |
| 2015 | 83 number | +207.4% |
| 2016 | 110 number | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 198 number | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 1,192 number | +502.0% |
| 2019 | 262 number | -78.0% |
| 2020 | 152 number | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 163 number | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 66 number | -59.5% |
| 2023 | 91 number | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 55 number | -39.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 55 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 55 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5 number, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human trafficking victims in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +502.0% | 198 number | 1,192 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 493.67 number | 342 number | 773 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 333.5 number | 27 number | 1,192 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 105.4 number | 55 number | 163 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 80 Panama 60 number compare
- 81 Switzerland 59 number compare
- 83 Honduras 49 number compare
- 84 Luxembourg 48 number compare
- 85 Czechia 45 number compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 45 number compare
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Ukraine?
- Human trafficking victims in Ukraine was 55 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,192 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 number in 2014.
- How does Ukraine rank for human trafficking victims?
- Ukraine ranks 82nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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).