Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador
El Salvador: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 12 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador, 2006–2022
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 El Salvador is 12, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador peaked at 80 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 43 | — |
| 2007 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 68 | +54.5% |
| 2009 | 59 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 70 | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80 | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 52 | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 42 | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 49 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 30 | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 25 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 9 | -64.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +111.1% |
| 2022 | 12 | -36.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.5, 51% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5 | 43 | 68 | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.2 | 25 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador was 12 in 2022, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2013.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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