Saudi Arabia was the Arab country with the highest prevalence of modern slavery, reaching an estimated 740,000 people. Iraq and Yemen followed behind. The Arab states was the world region with the highest prevalence of modern slavery in 2021.
Number of people living in modern slavery in Arab states as of 2021, by country
(in thousands)
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Trafficking Matters, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation. (May 24, 2023). Number of people living in modern slavery in Arab states as of 2021, by country (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399596/people-modern-slavery-arab-states-country/
Trafficking Matters, und ILO, und International Organization for Migration, und Walk Free Foundation. "Number of people living in modern slavery in Arab states as of 2021, by country (in thousands)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399596/people-modern-slavery-arab-states-country/
Trafficking Matters, ILO, International Organization for Migration, Walk Free Foundation. (2023). Number of people living in modern slavery in Arab states as of 2021, by country (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399596/people-modern-slavery-arab-states-country/
Trafficking Matters, and ILO, and International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free Foundation. "Number of People Living in Modern Slavery in Arab States as of 2021, by Country (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399596/people-modern-slavery-arab-states-country/
Trafficking Matters & ILO & International Organization for Migration & Walk Free Foundation, Number of people living in modern slavery in Arab states as of 2021, by country (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399596/people-modern-slavery-arab-states-country/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of people living in modern slavery in Arab states as of 2021, by country (in thousands) [Graph], Trafficking Matters, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399596/people-modern-slavery-arab-states-country/
