Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Canada
Canada: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 0 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Canada, 2008–2020
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 Canada is 0, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Canada peaked at 155 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
That places Canada 113th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | — |
| 2010 | 22 | +340.0% |
| 2011 | 53 | +140.9% |
| 2012 | 46 | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 60 | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 97 | +61.7% |
| 2015 | 56 | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 96 | +71.4% |
| 2017 | 155 | +61.5% |
| 2018 | 129 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.4 | 0 | 155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 111 Estonia 5 compare
- 111 Panama 5 compare
- 113 Andorra 0
- 113 Barbados 0 compare
- 113 Cambodia 0 compare
- 113 Chile 0 compare
- 113 Holy See 0
- 113 Kenya 0 compare
- 113 Monaco 0 compare
- 113 Palau 0
- 113 Russian Federation 0 compare
- 113 Singapore 0 compare
- 113 Tonga 0
- 113 Uruguay 0 compare
- 113 Russian Federation 0 compare
More development goals data for Canada
- Red List Index 0.9638 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8573 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,880 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,692 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Canada?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Canada was 0 in 2020, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 155 in 2017.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Canada ranks 113th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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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