Detected victims of human trafficking … 100 forced labour servitude in Ecuador
Ecuador: Detected victims of human trafficking … 100 forced labour servitude was 0.22 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.22 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 450.0%
World rank
55th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.22 per 100,000 people
in 2025
All-time low
0.04 per 100,000 people
in 2015
Years of data
11
2010–2025
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in Ecuador, 2010–2025
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 forced labour, servitude in Ecuador is 0.22 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 450.0% on the previous year and up 450.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in Ecuador peaked at 0.22 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.04 per 100,000 people, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 55th of 99 countries on this measure, 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 … 100 forced labour servitude in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.06 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | +150.0% |
| 2018 | 0.12 per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.04 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.22 per 100,000 people | +450.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.22 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.155 per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.22 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.18 per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.08 per 100,000 people | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 0.12 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.08 per 100,000 people | 0.04 per 100,000 people | 0.22 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 52 Switzerland 0.26 per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.25 per 100,000 people compare
- 53 India 0.25 per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Nigeria 0.22 per 100,000 people compare
- 57 New Zealand 0.21 per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Germany 0.2 per 100,000 people compare
More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.567 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 17,174 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,549 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in Ecuador?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in Ecuador was 0.22 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 forced labour, servitude recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude?
- Ecuador ranks 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude and slavery, by age and sex (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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