Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Turkey
Turkey: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 0.13 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.13 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 160.0%
World rank
83rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
0.23 per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.03 per 100,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey, 2007–2025
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 Turkey is 0.13 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 160.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey peaked at 0.23 per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.03 per 100,000 people, in 2013.
Turkey ranks 83rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.16 per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.08 per 100,000 people | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.11 per 100,000 people | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 0.07 per 100,000 people | -36.4% |
| 2013 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | -57.1% |
| 2014 | 0.06 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 per 100,000 people | +83.3% |
| 2016 | 0.18 per 100,000 people | +63.6% |
| 2017 | 0.22 per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.11 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 per 100,000 people | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 0.18 per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.23 per 100,000 people | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.18 per 100,000 people | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.11 per 100,000 people | -38.9% |
| 2024 | 0.05 per 100,000 people | -54.5% |
| 2025 | 0.13 per 100,000 people | +160.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.13 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295 per 100,000 people, 44% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.13 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.525 per 100,000 people, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1667 per 100,000 people | 0.14 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.114 per 100,000 people | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 0.22 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1467 per 100,000 people | 0.05 per 100,000 people | 0.23 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 80 Uganda 0.15 per 100,000 people compare
- 81 India 0.14 per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Myanmar 0.14 per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Jordan 0.13 per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Türkiye 0.13 per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 0.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Mauritania 0.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Nicaragua 0.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 0.12 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Turkey
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 82 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in Turkey was 0.13 per 100,000 people in 2025, 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- Turkey ranks 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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