Worldwide, there were a total of 3.5 cases of forced labor per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021. State-imposed forced labor was the form of forced labor with the highest prevalence rate that year, reaching 2.2 per 1,000 population.
Number of victims of forced labor worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by form of forced labor
* Prison sentences under conditions contrary to ILO standards (for example in North Korea) and forms of labor organized by authoritarian states, militias or rebel groups (for example, see DR of Congo).
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ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation. (September 12, 2022). Number of victims of forced labor worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by form of forced labor [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/307442/victims-of-forced-labor-worldwide-by-form-of-forced-labor/
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Number of victims of forced labor worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by form of forced labor [Graph], ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation, September 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/307442/victims-of-forced-labor-worldwide-by-form-of-forced-labor/
