Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 0.16 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bangladesh, 2007–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bangladesh is 0.16, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 71.4% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bangladesh peaked at 0.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2007.
That places Bangladesh 120th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.08 | — |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 0.45 | +462.5% |
| 2018 | 0.31 | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 0.56 | +80.6% |
| 2023 | 0.16 | -71.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.565, 28% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.56 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (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 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bangladesh?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Bangladesh was 0.16 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2007.
- How does Bangladesh rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 120th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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