Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 was 0.74 per 100,000 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Sierra Leone, 2010–2024
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 Sierra Leone is 0.74 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 428.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.74 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.08 per 100,000 people, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 78th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (per) … 100 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.08 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 0.14 per 100,000 people | +75.0% |
| 2019 | 0.28 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.63 per 100,000 people | +125.0% |
| 2021 | 0.51 per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.41 per 100,000 people | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | +46.3% |
| 2024 | 0.74 per 100,000 people | +23.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.74 per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.72 per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.74 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.58 per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1667 per 100,000 people | 0.08 per 100,000 people | 0.28 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.578 per 100,000 people | 0.41 per 100,000 people | 0.74 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 75 Slovakia 0.78 per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Zambia 0.78 per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Germany 0.75 per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Nepal 0.74 per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Trinidad and Tobago 0.74 per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Israel 0.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Malawi 0.7 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Sierra Leone?
- Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex in Sierra Leone was 0.74 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex?
- Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 428.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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