This statistic shows the proportion of people compared to the number of inhabitants who are victims of modern slavery in various countries of the world in 2012. The incidence of modern slavery/ forced labor is by far the highest for people from Mauritania (97.9).
The highest incidence of forced labor worldwide in 2012, by country
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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
Further related statistics
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- Percentage of forced labor victims 2012, by forms of labor and migration status
- Duration of forced labor in recorded cases 2012, worldwide
- Estimated annual profits from forced labor 2012, by region & type
- Countries with the smallest number of people in modern slavery 2016
- Forced Labor: victims in agriculture, forestry and fishing sector 2012, by region
- Number of domestic workers in forced labor in 2012, by region
- Annual profits of forced labor per victim and region 2012
- Annual profits of forced labor in 2012, by region
- Monthly earnings per victim of forced sexual exploitation in 2012, by region
- Annual profits per forced labor victim in agriculture in 2012, by region
- Leading industries used by labor traffickers U.S. 2020
- Worldwide annual profits from forced labor in agriculture in 2012, by region
- Forced labor in construction, manufacturing, mining & utilities 2012, by region
- Distribution of victims of state-imposed forced labor worldwide by type 2016
- Most common venues of forced labor cases U.S. 2020
- Number of callers reporting human trafficking U.S. 2020, by caller type
- Legal action taken against human traffickers in the U.S. in 2015, by department
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- Percentage of forced labor victims 2012, by forms of labor and migration status
- Duration of forced labor in recorded cases 2012, worldwide
- Estimated annual profits from forced labor 2012, by region & type
- Countries with the smallest number of people in modern slavery 2016
- Forced Labor: victims in agriculture, forestry and fishing sector 2012, by region
- Number of domestic workers in forced labor in 2012, by region
- Annual profits of forced labor per victim and region 2012
- Annual profits of forced labor in 2012, by region
- Monthly earnings per victim of forced sexual exploitation in 2012, by region
- Annual profits per forced labor victim in agriculture in 2012, by region
- Leading industries used by labor traffickers U.S. 2020
- Worldwide annual profits from forced labor in agriculture in 2012, by region
- Forced labor in construction, manufacturing, mining & utilities 2012, by region
- Distribution of victims of state-imposed forced labor worldwide by type 2016
- Most common venues of forced labor cases U.S. 2020
- Number of callers reporting human trafficking U.S. 2020, by caller type
- Legal action taken against human traffickers in the U.S. in 2015, by department
Terre des Hommes. (June 12, 2014). The highest incidence of forced labor worldwide in 2012, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/307464/countries-with-the-highest-incidence-of-forced-labor/
Terre des Hommes. "The highest incidence of forced labor worldwide in 2012, by country." Chart. June 12, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307464/countries-with-the-highest-incidence-of-forced-labor/
Terre des Hommes. (2014). The highest incidence of forced labor worldwide in 2012, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307464/countries-with-the-highest-incidence-of-forced-labor/
Terre des Hommes. "The Highest Incidence of Forced Labor Worldwide in 2012, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/307464/countries-with-the-highest-incidence-of-forced-labor/
Terre des Hommes, The highest incidence of forced labor worldwide in 2012, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/307464/countries-with-the-highest-incidence-of-forced-labor/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
The highest incidence of forced labor worldwide in 2012, by country [Graph], Terre des Hommes, June 12, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/307464/countries-with-the-highest-incidence-of-forced-labor/