Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bulgaria, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bulgaria stood at 63. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 579 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 85th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 288 | — |
| 2008 | 250 | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 297 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 429 | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 540 | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 579 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 538 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 491 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 406 | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 446 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 505 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 442 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 404 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 457 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 466 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 153 | -67.2% |
| 2023 | 66 | -56.9% |
| 2024 | 63 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 278.33 | 250 | 297 | 3 |
| 2010s | 478 | 404 | 579 | 10 |
| 2020s | 241 | 63 | 466 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bulgaria?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bulgaria was 63 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 579 in 2012.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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