Persons involved in trafficking in human beings by legal status and sex by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
2,573 Number
Italy
Lowest
3 Number
Latvia
Median
26 Number
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
509
What the numbers show
Persons involved in trafficking in human beings by legal status and sex is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 2,573 Number in Italy; the lowest is 3 Number in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 26 Number, and the mean is 236.86 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 858.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 5,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 82.4%).
Persons involved in trafficking in human beings by legal status and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 2,573 Number | 2024 | up 1,592.8% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 2,142 Number | 2024 | up 263.1% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 791 Number | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 778 Number | 2024 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 428 Number | 2024 | up 85.3% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 238 Number | 2024 | up 5,850.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Netherlands | 210 Number | 2024 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 210 Number | 2024 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 182 Number | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Hungary | 152 Number | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 99 Number | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Austria | 67 Number | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 35 Number | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 35 Number | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 28 Number | 2024 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 27 Number | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 27 Number | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 26 Number | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 26 Number | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 25 Number | 2024 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Croatia | 24 Number | 2024 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 24 Number | 2024 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 22 Number | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 22 Number | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 21 Number | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Denmark | 17 Number | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Cyprus | 16 Number | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 12 Number | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 8 Number | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 8 Number | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 4 Number | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 4 Number | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 3 Number | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Ireland | 3 Number | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 3 Number | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.