Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude and slavery, by age and sex (number) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
8,406
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0
Mongolia
Median
38
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,054
What the numbers show
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude and slavery, by age and sex (number) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 8,406 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 38, and the mean is 364.48.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 10,320.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,406 | 2025 | up 2,387.0% | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,406 | 2025 | up 2,387.0% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 3,539 | 2022 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 3,413 | 2022 | up 959.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 1,620 | 2021 | up 210.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 1,048 | 2023 | up 2,083.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 865 | 2024 | up 313.9% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 764 | 2025 | up 1,719.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 632 | 2024 | up 3,226.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Tunisia | 563 | 2022 | up 9,283.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 521 | 2024 | up 10,320.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 508 | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 339 | 2023 | up 194.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 333 | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 269 | 2024 | up 647.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 246 | 2024 | up 402.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Greece | 198 | 2024 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 193 | 2024 | up 865.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 187 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 181 | 2024 | up 1,192.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 181 | 2024 | up 1,192.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 171 | 2024 | up 557.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 166 | 2024 | up 277.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 140 | 2025 | up 418.5% | volatile |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 133 | 2024 | up 1,377.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 127 | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Malaysia | 117 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Türkiye | 113 | 2025 | up 494.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Türkiye | 113 | 2025 | up 494.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 96 | 2020 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 89 | 2024 | up 323.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 86 | 2023 | up 855.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 84 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Australia | 79 | 2024 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 72 | 2024 | up 1,340.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 71 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 69 | 2024 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 68 | 2025 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Lithuania | 61 | 2025 | up 1,120.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Namibia | 60 | 2023 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 58 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 58 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Qatar | 48 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 46 | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 45 | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Paraguay | 44 | 2022 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 41 | 2025 | up 583.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | 38 | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 38 | 2024 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 33 | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 30 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Madagascar | 29 | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | 27 | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Denmark | 25 | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 24 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Indonesia | 23 | 2020 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 23 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | 20 | 2021 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Poland | 20 | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 19 | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Bahrain | 17 | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 16 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 16 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 15 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Ireland | 15 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 15 | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Myanmar | 14 | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | 14 | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | 13 | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea | 13 | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 12 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 11 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Cyprus | 11 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Czechia | 11 | 2020 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 73 | New Zealand | 11 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | 11 | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 10 | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 10 | 2018 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 2020 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 5 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Gambia | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia | 5 | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Singapore | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Canada | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 3,413