Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in Japan
Japan: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 was 0.05 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.05 per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 143 countries
All-time high
0.05 per 100,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
0.01 per 100,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan is 0.05 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan peaked at 0.05 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01 per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Japan ranks 132nd of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in Japan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 per 100,000 people | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.02 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.05 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.21 per 100,000 people, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.05 per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.43 per 100,000 people, 12% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0233 per 100,000 people | 0.01 per 100,000 people | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.028 per 100,000 people | 0.01 per 100,000 people | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.042 per 100,000 people | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 0.05 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 130 Poland 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 131 Senegal 0.06 per 100,000 people compare
- 132 Guinea 0.05 per 100,000 people compare
- 132 Mozambique 0.05 per 100,000 people compare
- 132 South Africa 0.05 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (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 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Japan was 0.05 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Japan ranks 132nd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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