Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Romania

Romania: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 707 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
707
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
16th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1,780
in 2007
All-time low
451
in 2023
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Romania, 2007–2025

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2007201620252007: 1.8k2008: 1.2k2009: 7802010: 1.2k2011: 1.0k2012: 1.0k2013: 8962014: 7572015: 8802016: 7562017: 6622018: 4972019: 6982020: 5962021: 5052022: 5002023: 4512024: 6102025: 707

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Romania recorded 707 for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Romania peaked at 1,780 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 451, in 2023.

Romania ranks 16th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number) in Romania, 2007 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2007 1,780
2008 1,240 -30.3%
2009 780 -37.1%
2010 1,154 +47.9%
2011 1,048 -9.2%
2012 1,041 -0.7%
2013 896 -13.9%
2014 757 -15.5%
2015 880 +16.2%
2016 756 -14.1%
2017 662 -12.4%
2018 497 -24.9%
2019 698 +40.4%
2020 596 -14.6%
2021 505 -15.3%
2022 500 -1.0%
2023 451 -9.8%
2024 610 +35.3%
2025 707 +15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,267 780 1,780 3
2010s 838.9 497 1,154 10
2020s 561.5 451 707 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 13 Argentina 1,372 compare
  2. 14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 944 compare
  3. 15 Ghana 827 compare
  4. 17 Thailand 701 compare
  5. 18 Peru 669 compare
  6. 19 Germany 636 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Romania?
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Romania was 707 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1,780 in 2007.
What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 451 in 2023.
How does Romania rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
Romania ranks 16th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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