Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Zambia
Zambia: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 162 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
162
World rank
56th
of 143 countries
All-time high
162
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 2017
Years of data
5
2009–2023
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Zambia, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Zambia stood at 162. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 440.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Zambia peaked at 162 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 56th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 162 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2020s | 81 | 0 | 162 | 2 |
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- Red List Index 0.9703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Zambia?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Zambia was 162 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 162 in 2023.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Zambia ranks 56th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 440.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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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