Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Nepal
Nepal: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 219 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Nepal, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Nepal is 219, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Nepal peaked at 546 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 141, in 2011.
Nepal ranks 47th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 147 | — |
| 2008 | 145 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 197 | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 193 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 141 | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 271 | +92.2% |
| 2013 | 237 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 266 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 350 | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 311 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 546 | +75.6% |
| 2019 | 204 | -62.6% |
| 2020 | 187 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 235 | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 181 | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 236 | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 219 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163 | 145 | 197 | 3 |
| 2010s | 279.89 | 141 | 546 | 9 |
| 2020s | 211.6 | 181 | 236 | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Nepal?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Nepal was 219 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 546 in 2018.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 141 in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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