Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Myanmar
Myanmar: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 74 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Myanmar, 2012–2024
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 Myanmar is 74, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Myanmar peaked at 355 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2022.
That places Myanmar 38th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50 | — |
| 2013 | 60 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 41 | -31.7% |
| 2015 | 279 | +580.5% |
| 2016 | 256 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 355 | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 254 | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 286 | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 150 | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 23 | -84.7% |
| 2022 | 15 | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 54 | +260.0% |
| 2024 | 74 | +37.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 74 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.5, 4.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +580.5% | 41 | 279 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 197.62 | 41 | 355 | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.2 | 15 | 150 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More development goals data for Myanmar
- Red List Index 0.8567 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,606 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 334.82 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 29,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Myanmar?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Myanmar was 74 in 2024, 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 355 in 2017.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Myanmar ranks 38th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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