Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (per 100,000 population) by country
Countries reporting
122
Highest
21.34 per 100,000 people
Guyana
Lowest
0 per 100,000 people
Russian Federation
Median
0.34 per 100,000 people
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,444
What the numbers show
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (per 100,000 population) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 21.34 per 100,000 people in Guyana; the lowest is 0 per 100,000 people in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.34 per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.8595 per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in United States (up 7,350.0%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 21.34 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 659.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Pakistan | 9.26 per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 2.98 per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 7,350.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 2.96 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 663.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 663.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 2.58 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 8 | Albania | 2.51 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 9 | Belarus | 2.48 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.34 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 11 | Malta | 2.22 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 2.14 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 1.81 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 624.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Greece | 1.67 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 1.6 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei | 1.53 per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.53 per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 122.2% | flat |
| 19 | Bahrain | 1.31 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 1.19 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 1.19 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Qatar | 1.18 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Moldova | 1.09 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 1.09 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.06 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 1.05 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.98 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.98 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 0.91 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 0.88 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 0.87 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Gambia | 0.87 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 0.84 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 0.83 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 0.82 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 0.77 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 0.77 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 327.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.77 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 862.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.74 per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | 0.72 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 0.68 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 1,033.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Mongolia | 0.66 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 0.58 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 728.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Germany | 0.55 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 45 | Guatemala | 0.55 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 0.54 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 48 | Spain | 0.53 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 0.52 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 0.52 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Latvia | 0.48 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 0.48 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | 0.46 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Paraguay | 0.46 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0.45 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 56 | Switzerland | 0.41 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 0.39 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 58 | Oman | 0.38 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 0.37 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | 0.37 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.36 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Belgium | 0.32 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 0.32 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.31 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 0.31 per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Israel | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Thailand | 0.29 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Jamaica | 0.28 per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.21 per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 0.21 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 58.0% | rising |
| 75 | Lebanon | 0.19 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 0.19 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 0.19 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 0.18 per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Mexico | 0.16 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Uganda | 0.15 per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 81 | India | 0.14 per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 81 | Myanmar | 0.14 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 0.13 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Turkey | 0.13 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 83 | Türkiye | 0.13 per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 0.12 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritania | 0.12 per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 0.12 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 0.12 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 0.11 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 0.11 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Malaysia | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 0.08 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 0.07 per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.07 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 94 | South Korea | 0.07 per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0.07 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | rising |
| 94 | Portugal | 0.07 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.07 per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Republic of Korea | 0.07 per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.06 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | 0.06 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 0.05 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 0.05 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Japan | 0.05 per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Nepal | 0.05 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Australia | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Poland | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 107 | South Africa | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 111 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Barbados | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Canada | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Chile | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Indonesia | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kenya | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Monaco | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Russia | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Singapore | 0 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Uruguay | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Russian Federation | 0 per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 2.98 per 100,000 people