Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Nepal
Nepal: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.05 per 100,000 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Nepal, 2009–2024
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 Nepal is 0.05 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Nepal peaked at 0.51 per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2017.
That places Nepal 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0.51 per 100,000 people | +155.0% |
| 2017 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.38 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.16 per 100,000 people | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | -81.2% |
| 2022 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.07 per 100,000 people | +133.3% |
| 2024 | 0.05 per 100,000 people | -28.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.05 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.14 per 100,000 people, 36% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3225 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.51 per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.068 per 100,000 people | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 0.16 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Nepal?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Nepal was 0.05 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Nepal ranks 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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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