Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Brazil
Brazil: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Brazil, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Brazil stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 96.0% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Brazil peaked at 1,228 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 115th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,228 | — |
| 2016 | 1,054 | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 35 | -96.7% |
| 2018 | 101 | +188.6% |
| 2019 | 66 | -34.7% |
| 2020 | 19 | -71.2% |
| 2021 | 142 | +647.4% |
| 2022 | 539 | +279.6% |
| 2023 | 371 | -31.2% |
| 2024 | 15 | -96.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74, 20% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 496.8 | 35 | 1,228 | 5 |
| 2020s | 217.2 | 15 | 539 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 113 Slovenia 17 compare
- 114 Norway 16 compare
- 115 Mozambique 15 compare
- 117 Cuba 14 compare
- 117 New Zealand 14 compare
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Brazil?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Brazil was 15 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,228 in 2015.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Brazil ranks 115th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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