Nearly two thirds of the victims of forced marriages worldwide in 2021 were found in lower-middle income countries. By comparison around ten percent of the victims were found in low income countries, and the same share in high income countries.
Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by country's level of income
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Statistics on Human trafficking
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Countries with the largest number of people in modern slavery 2018
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest prevalence of people in modern slavery 2018
- Premium Statistic Number of human trafficking victims worldwide 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of human trafficking victims identified in 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of trafficking victims worldwide 2004-2020, by gender and age
- Premium Statistic Share of children among trafficking victims worldwide 2020, by region and gender
Trafficking
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- Premium Statistic Flows of trafficking victims 2017-2020, by region of detection
- Premium Statistic Share of human trafficking victims by type of border crossing made 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Share of trafficking victims by transportation during border crossing 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Share of human trafficking victims by exploitation en route 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Share of trafficking victims by exploitation type and legal border crossing 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Forms of exploitation of trafficking victims in 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Most common forms of exploitation of trafficking victims, by gender 2018
Forced labor
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- Premium Statistic Number of victims of forced labor by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Prevalence rate of victims of forced labor by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Rate of victims of forced labor 2021, by form
- Premium Statistic Means of coercion of forced laborers worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of labor trafficking victims by relationship to trafficker 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Leading means of control experienced by labor trafficking victims 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Share of victims of forced labor worldwide 2021, by industry and gender
Sexual exploitation
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- Premium Statistic Human trafficking forms globally 2006-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of sex trafficking victims by relationship to trafficker 2015-2019
- Premium Statistic Leading means of control experienced by sex trafficking victims 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of sex trafficking victims South Asia 2003-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of sex trafficking victims South Asia 2003-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of sex trafficking victims in Central Africa 2003-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of sex trafficking victims in South America 2003-2021, by gender
Forced marriages
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Prevalence of child marriage worldwide 2005-2019, by region
- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest share of married girls 2022
- Premium Statistic Rate of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by region and gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by income level
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by age and gender
Law enforcement
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- Premium Statistic Share of countries with legislation on trafficking in persons 2003-2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of prosecutions of human trafficking worldwide 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of convictions of human trafficking worldwide 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Human trafficking prosecutions in 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Human trafficking convictions in 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Convicts of trafficking in persons worldwide 2020, by gender and region
- Premium Statistic Origin of convicted human traffickers worldwide 2018
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- Share of victims of forced labor worldwide 2021, by country income level
- Human trafficking victims in Spain 2021, by type
- Rate of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by region and gender
- Breakdown of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by age and gender
- Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by region
- Human trafficking forms globally 2006-2020
- Human trafficking for sexual exploitation in Belgium 2008-2021
- Number of human trafficking victims worldwide 2008-2021
- Number of human trafficking victims identified in 2021, by region
- Mexico: number of human trafficking cases 2015-2021
- Human trafficking in Belgium 2008-2021
- Number of prosecutions of human trafficking worldwide 2007-2021
- Human trafficking prosecutions in 2021, by region
- Human trafficking for economic exploitation in Belgium 2008-2021
- Number of convictions of human trafficking worldwide 2007-2021
- Number of cases of human trafficking and smuggling in Amsterdam 2010-2022
- Registered cases of human trafficking in Belgium 2021, by type
- Human trafficking victims in Belgium 2021, by country of origin
- Total number of registered human trafficking offences in the Netherlands 2016-2022
- Transport used by human trafficking victims in Spain 2002-2018, by direction
- Number of reported human trafficking cases in India 2021, by state
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ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation. (September 12, 2022). Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by country's level of income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332500/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-income-level/
ILO, und International Organization for Migration, und Walk Free Foundation. "Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by country's level of income." Chart. September 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332500/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-income-level/
ILO, International Organization for Migration, Walk Free Foundation. (2022). Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by country's level of income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332500/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-income-level/
ILO, and International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free Foundation. "Distribution of Victims of Forced Marriage Worldwide in 2021, by Country's Level of Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332500/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-income-level/
ILO & International Organization for Migration & Walk Free Foundation, Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by country's level of income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332500/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-income-level/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by country's level of income [Graph], ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation, September 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332500/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-income-level/