Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age was 0.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates is 0.25, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 71st out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.58 | — |
| 2008 | 0.65 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.45 | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 2 | +344.4% |
| 2011 | 0.71 | -64.5% |
| 2012 | 1 | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 0.31 | -69.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.22 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.28 | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.53 | +89.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | -62.3% |
| 2021 | 0.18 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.36 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.25 | -37.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.45, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.25 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.38, 66% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +344.4% | 0.45 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.61 | 0.2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.278 | 0.18 | 0.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 69 Thailand 0.29 compare
- 70 Jamaica 0.28 compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.25 compare
- 73 Croatia 0.21 compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.21 compare
More development goals data for United Arab Emirates
- Red List Index 0.8677 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.44 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,117 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 401 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 255 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.6429 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 498 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United Arab Emirates was 0.25 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 71st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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