Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador

El Salvador: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 0.19 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.19
Change on year
down 36.7%
World rank
75th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 2013
All-time low
0.14
in 2020
Years of data
17
2006–2022

Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador, 2006–2022

0.250.50.7511.22006201420222006: 0.722007: 0.732008: 1.12009: 0.982010: 1.12011: 1.12012: 1.12013: 1.32014: 0.842015: 0.682016: 0.792017: 0.482018: 0.472019: 0.42020: 0.142021: 0.32022: 0.19

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2022, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador stood at 0.19.

The figure is down 36.7% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador peaked at 1.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2020.

That places El Salvador 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (per 100,000 population) in El Salvador, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.72
2007 0.73 +1.4%
2008 1.13 +54.8%
2009 0.98 -13.3%
2010 1.15 +17.3%
2011 1.1 -4.3%
2012 1.11 +0.9%
2013 1.3 +17.1%
2014 0.84 -35.4%
2015 0.68 -19.0%
2016 0.79 +16.2%
2017 0.48 -39.2%
2018 0.47 -2.1%
2019 0.4 -14.9%
2020 0.14 -65.0%
2021 0.3 +114.3%
2022 0.19 -36.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.89 0.72 1.13 4
2010s 0.832 0.4 1.3 10
2020s 0.21 0.14 0.3 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador?
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador was 0.19 in 2022, 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2013.
What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
El Salvador ranks 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age and sex (per 100,000 population)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
127 places, 1,444 data points, 2003–2025
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