Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 was 0.33 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.33 per 100,000 people for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador peaked at 1.4 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.33 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 103rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.82 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 1.29 per 100,000 people | +57.3% |
| 2009 | 0.84 per 100,000 people | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 1.19 per 100,000 people | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 1.12 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.37 per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.73 per 100,000 people | -47.9% |
| 2016 | 0.79 per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.72 per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.74 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.66 per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.34 per 100,000 people | -48.5% |
| 2021 | 0.43 per 100,000 people | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 0.33 per 100,000 people | -23.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.33 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.84 per 100,000 people, 39% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.33 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.79 per 100,000 people, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9833 per 100,000 people | 0.82 per 100,000 people | 1.29 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.986 per 100,000 people | 0.66 per 100,000 people | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3667 per 100,000 people | 0.33 per 100,000 people | 0.43 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 100 Botswana 0.36 per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Madagascar 0.36 per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Mali 0.35 per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Türkiye 0.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Turkey 0.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Mongolia 0.29 per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Norway 0.29 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in El Salvador was 0.33 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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