Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (number) by country
Countries reporting
122
Highest
22,575
Pakistan
Lowest
0
Russian Federation
Median
32.5
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,444
What the numbers show
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (number) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 22,575 in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.5, and the mean is 412.26.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in United States of America (up 8,515.2%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 22,575 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 10,166 | 2022 | up 8,515.2% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,015 | 2025 | up 706.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,015 | 2025 | up 706.0% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 1,983 | 2022 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 1,076 | 2024 | up 491.2% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 1,068 | 2025 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 592 | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 560 | 2025 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 524 | 2024 | down 28.7% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 465 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 427 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 353 | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 314 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 314 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 308 | 2024 | up 833.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 280 | 2024 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 259 | 2024 | up 1,077.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 256 | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 225 | 2024 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 219 | 2024 | up 812.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 213 | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 211 | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 195 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 183 | 2021 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 175 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 27 | Guyana | 174 | 2021 | up 728.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 168 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 139 | 2020 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 137 | 2025 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 131 | 2024 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Türkiye | 116 | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 32 | Türkiye | 116 | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 115 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 101 | 2024 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 90 | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 82 | 2024 | up 382.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Myanmar | 74 | 2024 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Albania | 70 | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 70 | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 70 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 69 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 68 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 60 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Finland | 59 | 2025 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Japan | 58 | 2024 | up 286.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 57 | 2024 | down 86.1% | falling |
| 48 | Ecuador | 54 | 2025 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Ireland | 48 | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 50 | Tunisia | 47 | 2022 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 51 | Ukraine | 41 | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Czechia | 39 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Belgium | 38 | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Switzerland | 37 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Qatar | 36 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Korea | 35 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Republic of Korea | 35 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 34 | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 33 | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 33 | 2024 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 33 | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 32 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 62 | Honduras | 32 | 2024 | up 357.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Paraguay | 31 | 2022 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 28 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 28 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovakia | 25 | 2024 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 25 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 24 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 24 | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Mongolia | 23 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 22 | 2024 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 73 | Bahrain | 21 | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Niger | 21 | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Oman | 20 | 2024 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 75 | United Republic of Tanzania | 20 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 19 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 18 | 2020 | up 125.0% | flat |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 17 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 79 | Poland | 17 | 2025 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 17 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 16 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 15 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 14 | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Madagascar | 13 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 13 | 2023 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | 12 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 87 | Malta | 12 | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 87 | El Salvador | 12 | 2022 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 90 | Armenia | 11 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 11 | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Guinea | 10 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 10 | 2022 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Lithuania | 9 | 2020 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 95 | Latvia | 9 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 95 | Namibia | 9 | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Rwanda | 9 | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2022 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 8 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Indonesia | 8 | 2020 | down 87.9% | falling |
| 99 | Jamaica | 8 | 2020 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 8 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 8 | 2022 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 7 | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Portugal | 7 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Cuba | 6 | 2022 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritania | 6 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Estonia | 5 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Barbados | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Canada | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Chile | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Kenya | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Cambodia | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Monaco | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Singapore | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Uruguay | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 10,166