Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.19 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.19 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 36.7%
World rank
75th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.3 per 100,000 people
in 2013
All-time low
0.14 per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
17
2006–2022
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador, 2006–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in El Salvador stood at 0.19 per 100,000 people.
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 per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.14 per 100,000 people, 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 … sexual exploitation 100 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.72 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.73 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 per 100,000 people | +54.8% |
| 2009 | 0.98 per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 per 100,000 people | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3 per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.84 per 100,000 people | -35.4% |
| 2015 | 0.68 per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.79 per 100,000 people | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.48 per 100,000 people | -39.2% |
| 2018 | 0.47 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.14 per 100,000 people | -65.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | +114.3% |
| 2022 | 0.19 per 100,000 people | -36.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.19 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295 per 100,000 people, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.19 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3 per 100,000 people, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.89 per 100,000 people | 0.72 per 100,000 people | 1.13 per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.832 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 1.3 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.21 per 100,000 people | 0.14 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 73 Croatia 0.21 per 100,000 people compare
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- 75 Lebanon 0.19 per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Serbia 0.19 per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Saudi Arabia 0.18 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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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