Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in United States
United States: Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 was 2.98 per 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United States, 2009–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.98 per 100,000 people for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 213.7% on the previous year and up 7,350.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United States peaked at 2.98 per 100,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03 per 100,000 people, in 2009.
United States ranks 3rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0.03 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | +900.0% |
| 2014 | 0.54 per 100,000 people | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.67 per 100,000 people | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 per 100,000 people | +67.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 100,000 people | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 1.71 per 100,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.55 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.77 per 100,000 people | -50.3% |
| 2021 | 0.95 per 100,000 people | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 2.98 per 100,000 people | +213.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.98 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.45 per 100,000 people, 6.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Detected victims of human trafficking … sexual exploitation 100 in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +900.0% | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.76 per 100,000 people | 0.03 per 100,000 people | 1.71 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 per 100,000 people | 0.77 per 100,000 people | 2.98 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 Guyana 21.34 per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Pakistan 9.26 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Romania 2.96 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 United Kingdom 2.9 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for United States
- Red List Index 0.8221 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United States?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age in United States was 2.98 per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does United States rank for detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, by age rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,350.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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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