An estimated 50 million people were living in modern slavery worldwide as of 2021. Nearly 30 million of these are found in Asia and the Pacific, which also is the most populous region in the world. North Korea was the country with the highest number of people in modern slavery per 1,000 inhabitants.
Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide in 2021, by region
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Trafficking Matters, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation. (May 24, 2023). Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387857/modern-slavery-world-region/
Trafficking Matters, und ILO, und International Organization for Migration, und Walk Free Foundation. "Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387857/modern-slavery-world-region/
Trafficking Matters, ILO, International Organization for Migration, Walk Free Foundation. (2023). Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387857/modern-slavery-world-region/
Trafficking Matters, and ILO, and International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free Foundation. "Number of People Living in Modern Slavery Worldwide in 2021, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387857/modern-slavery-world-region/
Trafficking Matters & ILO & International Organization for Migration & Walk Free Foundation, Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387857/modern-slavery-world-region/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions) [Graph], Trafficking Matters, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387857/modern-slavery-world-region/
