Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Gambia
Gambia: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.87 per 100,000 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.87 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
31st
of 126 countries
All-time high
0.87 per 100,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0 per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2024
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Gambia, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.87 per 100,000 people for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 42.6% over five years.
Gambia ranks 31st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.61 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.44 per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 0.57 per 100,000 people | +29.5% |
| 2023 | 0.78 per 100,000 people | +36.8% |
| 2024 | 0.87 per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.87 per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.12 per 100,000 people, 7.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.87 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 per 100,000 people, 7.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.305 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.61 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.665 per 100,000 people | 0.44 per 100,000 people | 0.87 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 29 Ireland 0.91 per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Italy 0.88 per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.87 per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Bulgaria 0.84 per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0.83 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Gambia?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Gambia was 0.87 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Gambia ranks 31st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Gambia 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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