Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador
Ecuador: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 176 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador is 176, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 402.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador peaked at 250 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2015.
That places Ecuador 53rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50 | — |
| 2011 | 96 | +92.0% |
| 2012 | 114 | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 86 | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 75 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 35 | -53.3% |
| 2016 | 54 | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 250 | +363.0% |
| 2018 | 156 | -37.6% |
| 2019 | 192 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 129 | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 91 | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 126 | +57.5% |
| 2024 | 158 | +25.4% |
| 2025 | 176 | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.8 | 35 | 250 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.67 | 80 | 176 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador was 176 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 250 in 2017.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 402.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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