Flows of trafficking victims 2017-2020, by region of detection

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2025
Between 2017 and 2020, most of the detected victims of human trafficking in the world were found within their own country. This was the case for 60 percent of the victims in 2020. Moreover, nearly 20 percent were detected within the same region, while 16 percent were trafficked to another region not nearby.

Share of human trafficking victims from 2017 to 2020, by region of detection

CharacteristicVictims detected within their own bordersWithin same regionNearby regionOther region
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Statistic: Share of human trafficking victims from 2017 to 2020, by region of detection

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January 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

Supplementary notes

The number of detected victims was as follows:
2017: 49,201.
2018: 29,525.
2019: 38,042.
2020: 34,667.

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