Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador

El Salvador: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 21 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
21
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
107th
of 143 countries
All-time high
86
in 2014
All-time low
21
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador, 2007–2022

204060802007201420222007: 492008: 782009: 512010: 722011: 682012: 702013: 842014: 862015: 452016: 492017: 452018: 462019: 412020: 212021: 272022: 21

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador is 21, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador peaked at 86 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2020.

That places El Salvador 107th out of 143 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 49
2008 78 +59.2%
2009 51 -34.6%
2010 72 +41.2%
2011 68 -5.6%
2012 70 +2.9%
2013 84 +20.0%
2014 86 +2.4%
2015 45 -47.7%
2016 49 +8.9%
2017 45 -8.2%
2018 46 +2.2%
2019 41 -10.9%
2020 21 -48.8%
2021 27 +28.6%
2022 21 -22.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.33 49 78 3
2010s 60.6 41 86 10
2020s 23 21 27 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador?
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador was 21 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 86 in 2014.
What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
El Salvador ranks 107th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
144 places, 1,808 data points, 2007–2025
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