Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.28 per 100,000 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica, 2009–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica is 0.28 per 100,000 people, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica peaked at 0.28 per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 70th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0.25 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.28 per 100,000 people | — |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.28 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295 per 100,000 people, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.28 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3 per 100,000 people, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0833 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.28 per 100,000 people | 0.28 per 100,000 people | 0.28 per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 69 Thailand 0.29 per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.25 per 100,000 people compare
- 71 United Arab Emirates 0.25 per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Croatia 0.21 per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.21 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Red List Index 0.5928 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (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 535 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Jamaica was 0.28 per 100,000 people in 2020, 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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