Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and was 0.93 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in Bulgaria, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.93 for detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in Bulgaria peaked at 1.61 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.43 | — |
| 2011 | 0.75 | +74.4% |
| 2012 | 0.72 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.88 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.91 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.19 | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | -36.6% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | — |
| 2021 | 0.1 | -91.1% |
| 2022 | 0.21 | +110.0% |
| 2023 | 0.97 | +361.9% |
| 2024 | 0.93 | -4.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.06, 15.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +361.9% | 0.21 | 0.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.84 | 0 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.666 | 0.1 | 1.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in Bulgaria?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and in Bulgaria was 0.93 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2017.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and sex (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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