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Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (per 100,000 population)

Compare detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (per 100,000 population) across 70 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2024.

Source: United Nations SDG Global Database70 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.7per 100,000 people
Median: 0.5per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
70
with available data
Highest
United Kingdom
2.8per 100,000 people
Lowest
Andorra
0.0per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United Kingdom2.8per 100,000 people
2Albania2.5per 100,000 people
3Belarus2.5per 100,000 people
4Romania2.4per 100,000 people
5Netherlands2.3per 100,000 people
By Region
Europe1.0per 100,000 people(24 countries)
Other0.8per 100,000 people(27 countries)
South America0.6per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Africa0.4per 100,000 people(3 countries)
North America0.4per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Key Findings
  • 70 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
  • United Kingdom has the highest published value (2.75 per 100,000 people).
  • Andorra has the lowest published value (0 per 100,000 people).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0per 100,000 people)High (2.8per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.7per 100,000 people)

Europe (24)
Other (27)
South America (4)
Africa (3)
North America (2)
Asia (9)
Oceania (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (per 100,000 population).

Values use UN SDG series VC_HTF_DETVSXR, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2024 reference year, unit Per 100,000 population, and the fixed selection Age: All age ranges or no breaks by age; Reporting Type: Global; Sex: Both sexes. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.

Methodology

UN SDG series VC_HTF_DETVSXR; year 2024; unit PER_100000_POP; dimensions {"Age": "ALLAGE", "Reporting Type": "G", "Sex": "BOTHSEX"}; attributes {"Nature": "C", "Units": "PER_100000_POP"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 16.2.2.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1United Kingdom2.8per 100,000 people
2Albania2.5per 100,000 people
3Belarus2.5per 100,000 people
4Romania2.4per 100,000 people
5Netherlands2.3per 100,000 people
6Malta2.2per 100,000 people
7Austria2.1per 100,000 people
8The Republic of North Macedonia1.8per 100,000 people
9Greece1.7per 100,000 people
10France1.5per 100,000 people
11Bahrain1.3per 100,000 people
12Luxembourg1.2per 100,000 people
13Qatar1.2per 100,000 people
14Moldova, Republic of1.1per 100,000 people
15Dominican Republic1.1per 100,000 people
16Bolivia1.1per 100,000 people
17Cote d'Ivoire1.0per 100,000 people
18Ireland0.9per 100,000 people
19Italy0.9per 100,000 people
20Republic of The Gambia0.9per 100,000 people
21Azerbaijan0.9per 100,000 people
22Bulgaria0.8per 100,000 people
23Peru0.8per 100,000 people
24Slovenia0.8per 100,000 people
25Sweden0.8per 100,000 people
26Venezuela0.8per 100,000 people
27Argentina0.8per 100,000 people
28Finland0.7per 100,000 people
29Hungary0.7per 100,000 people
30Morocco0.7per 100,000 people
31Mongolia0.7per 100,000 people
32Colombia0.6per 100,000 people
33Germany0.6per 100,000 people
34Guatemala0.6per 100,000 people
35Denmark0.5per 100,000 people
36Spain0.5per 100,000 people
37Latvia0.5per 100,000 people
38Uzbekistan0.5per 100,000 people
39Nigeria0.5per 100,000 people
40Slovakia0.5per 100,000 people
41Switzerland0.4per 100,000 people
42Oman0.4per 100,000 people
43Ecuador0.4per 100,000 people
44Estonia0.4per 100,000 people
45Armenia0.4per 100,000 people
46Czech Republic0.4per 100,000 people
47Belgium0.3per 100,000 people
48Costa Rica0.3per 100,000 people
49Honduras0.3per 100,000 people
50Israel0.3per 100,000 people
51United Arab Emirates0.3per 100,000 people
52Tajikistan0.2per 100,000 people
53Lebanon0.2per 100,000 people
54Turkmenistan0.2per 100,000 people
55Mexico0.2per 100,000 people
56Myanmar0.1per 100,000 people
57Jordan0.1per 100,000 people
58Kazakhstan0.1per 100,000 people
59Malaysia0.1per 100,000 people
60Poland0.1per 100,000 people
61Niger0.1per 100,000 people
62Sri Lanka0.1per 100,000 people
63Egypt0.1per 100,000 people
64Japan0.1per 100,000 people
65Nepal0.1per 100,000 people
66Türkiye0.1per 100,000 people
67Australia0.0per 100,000 people
68United Republic of Tanzania0.0per 100,000 people
69Macao0.0per 100,000 people
70Andorra0.0per 100,000 people
Showing 70 of 70 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2024).

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