Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in France
France: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 1,068 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in France, 2008–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in France stood at 1,068. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in France peaked at 1,068 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 512, in 2008.
That places France 7th out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 512 | — |
| 2015 | 657 | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 922 | +40.3% |
| 2017 | 841 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 905 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 797 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 848 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1,044 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 993 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,043 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1,002 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 1,068 | +6.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,068 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25, 42.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- France's 1,068 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.5, 28.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1 |
| 2010s | 824.4 | 657 | 922 | 5 |
| 2020s | 999.67 | 848 | 1,068 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More development goals data for France
- Red List Index 0.8426 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.117 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,046 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 146 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 247 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 309 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,185 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in France?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in France was 1,068 in 2025, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,068 in 2025.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 512 in 2008.
- How does France rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- France ranks 7th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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