Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.84 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria stood at 0.84 per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria peaked at 6.3 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.47 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 2.56 per 100,000 people | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 3.9 per 100,000 people | +52.3% |
| 2010 | 4.8 per 100,000 people | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 5.34 per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3 per 100,000 people | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 5.89 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 5.66 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 4.37 per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 4.62 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.56 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.01 per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 4.85 per 100,000 people | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 4.1 per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | -90.2% |
| 2023 | 0.68 per 100,000 people | +70.0% |
| 2024 | 0.84 per 100,000 people | +23.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.84 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.45 per 100,000 people, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.84 per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.525 per 100,000 people, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 per 100,000 people | 2.56 per 100,000 people | 3.9 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 per 100,000 people | 4.01 per 100,000 people | 6.3 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 4.85 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Bulgaria was 0.84 per 100,000 people 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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