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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Persons involved in trafficking in human beings by legal status and sex
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 509 data points, 2008–2024
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