Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.3 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Ecuador, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Ecuador stood at 0.3 per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Ecuador peaked at 1.77 per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.12 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 66th of 126 countries on this measure, 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 … sexual exploitation 100 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.23 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.72 per 100,000 people | +213.0% |
| 2013 | 1.77 per 100,000 people | +145.8% |
| 2014 | 0.34 per 100,000 people | -80.8% |
| 2015 | 0.15 per 100,000 people | -55.9% |
| 2016 | 0.28 per 100,000 people | +86.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 per 100,000 people | +275.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 per 100,000 people | -52.4% |
| 2019 | 0.65 per 100,000 people | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.38 per 100,000 people | -41.5% |
| 2021 | 0.19 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 per 100,000 people | -36.8% |
| 2023 | 0.19 per 100,000 people | +58.3% |
| 2024 | 0.37 per 100,000 people | +94.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.3 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295 per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.3 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3 per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6322 per 100,000 people | 0.15 per 100,000 people | 1.77 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2583 per 100,000 people | 0.12 per 100,000 people | 0.38 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 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 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Ecuador?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Ecuador was 0.3 per 100,000 people 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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