Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain
Spain: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 256 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain stood at 256.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain peaked at 294 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 103, in 2008.
That places Spain 19th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 103 | — |
| 2009 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 125 | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 264 | +111.2% |
| 2014 | 153 | -42.0% |
| 2015 | 133 | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 148 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 155 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 128 | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 294 | +129.7% |
| 2020 | 158 | -46.3% |
| 2021 | 135 | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 129 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 289 | +124.0% |
| 2024 | 256 | -11.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 256 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25, 10.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 256 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.5, 6.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +129.7% | 128 | 294 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.5 | 103 | 104 | 2 |
| 2010s | 175 | 125 | 294 | 8 |
| 2020s | 193.4 | 129 | 289 | 5 |
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,824 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
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- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 201 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Spain was 256 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 294 in 2019.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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