Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 was 0.96 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador stood at 0.96 per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 336.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador peaked at 1.49 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.22 per 100,000 people, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 65th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.33 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0.63 per 100,000 people | +90.9% |
| 2012 | 0.73 per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.54 per 100,000 people | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.47 per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 per 100,000 people | -53.2% |
| 2016 | 0.33 per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 per 100,000 people | +351.5% |
| 2018 | 0.91 per 100,000 people | -38.9% |
| 2019 | 1.11 per 100,000 people | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.74 per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.51 per 100,000 people | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 0.45 per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7 per 100,000 people | +55.6% |
| 2024 | 0.87 per 100,000 people | +24.3% |
| 2025 | 0.96 per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.96 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.84 per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.96 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.79 per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.676 per 100,000 people | 0.22 per 100,000 people | 1.49 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.705 per 100,000 people | 0.45 per 100,000 people | 0.96 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Ecuador was 0.96 per 100,000 people 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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