Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation number in Turkey
Turkey: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation number was 116 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey, 2007–2025
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 Turkey is 116, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 190.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey peaked at 200 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2013.
That places Turkey 32nd out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation number in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 140 | — |
| 2008 | 111 | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 98 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 57 | -41.8% |
| 2011 | 80 | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 54 | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 21 | -61.1% |
| 2014 | 43 | +104.8% |
| 2015 | 88 | +104.7% |
| 2016 | 143 | +62.5% |
| 2017 | 186 | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 94 | -49.5% |
| 2019 | 146 | +55.3% |
| 2020 | 159 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 200 | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 160 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 93 | -41.9% |
| 2024 | 40 | -57.0% |
| 2025 | 116 | +190.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 116 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 116 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.5, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 116.33 | 98 | 140 | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.2 | 21 | 186 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128 | 40 | 200 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 29 Norway 139 compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 137 compare
- 31 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 131 compare
- 32 Türkiye 116 compare
- 34 Bangladesh 115 compare
- 35 Guatemala 101 compare
More development goals data for Turkey
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 82 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey was 116 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 200 in 2021.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Turkey ranks 32nd out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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