Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica
Jamaica: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 8 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica, 2009–2020
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 Jamaica is 8, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica peaked at 8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 99th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | — |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.5, 34% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
- 99 Croatia 8 compare
- 99 Indonesia 8 compare
- 99 Luxembourg 8 compare
- 99 Nicaragua 8 compare
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Red List Index 0.5928 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (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 535 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica was 8 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Jamaica ranks 99th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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