Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.1 per 100,000 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
92nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.62 per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.02 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Malaysia, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.1 per 100,000 people for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in 2024.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Malaysia peaked at 1.62 per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.02 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 92nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.62 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 0.99 per 100,000 people | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 0.09 per 100,000 people | -90.9% |
| 2019 | 0.16 per 100,000 people | +77.8% |
| 2020 | 0.05 per 100,000 people | -68.8% |
| 2021 | 0.02 per 100,000 people | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 0.08 per 100,000 people | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 per 100,000 people | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295 per 100,000 people, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.06 per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.715 per 100,000 people | 0.09 per 100,000 people | 1.62 per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.06 per 100,000 people | 0.02 per 100,000 people | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 90 Panama 0.11 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Ukraine 0.11 per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Niger 0.08 per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Bangladesh 0.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Guinea 0.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Portugal 0.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Republic of Korea 0.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 94 South Korea 0.07 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Malaysia?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Malaysia was 0.1 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Malaysia ranks 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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