In 2018, 77.5 percent of female victims were trafficked to be exploited in the sex trade. Among men, the most common reason for trafficking was forcing them to work against their will.
Share of human trafficking victims worldwide in 2018, by form of exploitation and gender
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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 2004-2018, by gender and age
- Premium Statistic Share of children among trafficking victims 2018, by region
Trafficking
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- Premium Statistic Regional reach of trafficking victims 2018
- 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 2018, 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 2007-2018
- 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 Share of convicts of trafficking in persons worldwide 2018, by gender and region
- Premium Statistic Origin of convicted human traffickers worldwide 2018
Further related statistics
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- Gender distribution of human trafficking defendants in the U.S. FY 2015
- Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. FY 2000-2015
- Number of human trafficking suspects in the U.S. by offense 2011-2015
- Share of human trafficking defendants by ethnicity in the U.S. FY 2015
- Public awareness of forms of human trafficking of human trafficking Netherlands 2018
- Public awareness of types of human trafficking in the Netherlands 2018
- Most common venues of forced labor cases U.S. 2020
- Primary investigative agency in human trafficking cases U.S. 2020
- Number of victims of trafficking in persons in Sub-Saharan Africa 2018, by gender
- Number of human trafficking cases India 2015-2019
- Number of victims of trafficking in persons in Morocco 2017-2018
- Distribution of global wildlife seizures, by taxonomic class from 1999 to 2015
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Statistics
- Gender distribution of human trafficking defendants in the U.S. FY 2015
- Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. FY 2000-2015
- Number of human trafficking suspects in the U.S. by offense 2011-2015
- Share of human trafficking defendants by ethnicity in the U.S. FY 2015
- Public awareness of forms of human trafficking of human trafficking Netherlands 2018
- Public awareness of types of human trafficking in the Netherlands 2018
- Most common venues of forced labor cases U.S. 2020
- Primary investigative agency in human trafficking cases U.S. 2020
- Number of victims of trafficking in persons in Sub-Saharan Africa 2018, by gender
- Number of human trafficking cases India 2015-2019
- Number of victims of trafficking in persons in Morocco 2017-2018
- Distribution of global wildlife seizures, by taxonomic class from 1999 to 2015
UNODC. (January 15, 2021). Share of human trafficking victims worldwide in 2018, by form of exploitation and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/747448/exploitation-in-human-trafficking-by-gender-and-form/
UNODC. "Share of human trafficking victims worldwide in 2018, by form of exploitation and gender." Chart. January 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747448/exploitation-in-human-trafficking-by-gender-and-form/
UNODC. (2021). Share of human trafficking victims worldwide in 2018, by form of exploitation and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747448/exploitation-in-human-trafficking-by-gender-and-form/
UNODC. "Share of Human Trafficking Victims Worldwide in 2018, by Form of Exploitation and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/747448/exploitation-in-human-trafficking-by-gender-and-form/
UNODC, Share of human trafficking victims worldwide in 2018, by form of exploitation and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/747448/exploitation-in-human-trafficking-by-gender-and-form/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Share of human trafficking victims worldwide in 2018, by form of exploitation and gender [Graph], UNODC, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/747448/exploitation-in-human-trafficking-by-gender-and-form/