Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Mauritania
Mauritania: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 6 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 126 countries
All-time high
6
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Mauritania, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Mauritania stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That places Mauritania 109th out of 126 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.5, 32% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Mauritania?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Mauritania was 6 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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