Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan
Japan: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 66 for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 164.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan peaked at 66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2009.
That places Japan 81st out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 43 | — |
| 2008 | 36 | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 17 | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 37 | +117.6% |
| 2011 | 25 | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | -37.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 54 | +116.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 46 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 47 | +74.1% |
| 2020 | 38 | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 47 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 61 | +32.6% |
| 2024 | 66 | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 17 | 43 | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.5 | 17 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6 | 38 | 66 | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.7393 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan was 66 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Japan ranks 81st out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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