Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Mozambique
Mozambique: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex was 0.05 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Mozambique, 2012–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Mozambique is 0.05, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Mozambique peaked at 0.12 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 2021.
That places Mozambique 132nd out of 143 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.12 | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.05 | -28.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.05 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.72, 7% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.58, 9% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.096 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More development goals data for Mozambique
- Red List Index 0.8879 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3031 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 30.73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 55,191 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Mozambique?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Mozambique was 0.05 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 in 2012.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Mozambique ranks 132nd out of 143 countries with data for 2021.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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