Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria is 57, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria peaked at 461 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 47th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 263 | — |
| 2008 | 193 | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 292 | +51.3% |
| 2010 | 357 | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 394 | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 461 | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 428 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 409 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 314 | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 329 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 323 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 309 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 280 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 336 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 282 | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 27 | -90.4% |
| 2023 | 46 | +70.4% |
| 2024 | 57 | +23.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.5, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.33 | 193 | 292 | 3 |
| 2010s | 360.4 | 280 | 461 | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.6 | 27 | 336 | 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 sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria was 57 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 461 in 2012.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sexual exploitation, by age and sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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