Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in India
India: Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude was 3,539 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3,539
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
3rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
3,539
in 2022
All-time low
1,189
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in India, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 3,539 for detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
India ranks 3rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,770 | — |
| 2018 | 1,189 | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 1,505 | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 2,298 | +52.7% |
| 2021 | 3,179 | +38.3% |
| 2022 | 3,539 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,488 | 1,189 | 1,770 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,005 | 2,298 | 3,539 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,406 compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,406 compare
- 4 United States of America 3,413 compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 1,620 compare
- 6 Philippines 1,048 compare
More work & labour data for India
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5078 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 876,613 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 782,365 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 743,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 761,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.51 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in India?
- Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude in India was 3,539 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3,539 in 2022.
- What is the lowest detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,189 in 2018.
- How does India rank for detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude?
- India ranks 3rd out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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