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METHODOLOGY

QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION

The data collection for the Global Report on Trafficking 
in Persons has a dual objective: To achieve the broadest 
possible geographical coverage by using the most solid 
information available. While the geographical coverage is 
crucial for a report that is global in scope, the solidity of 
information is equally important as UNODC’s intention 
is to produce a report that is reliable and accurate.   

The statistical information was collected by UNODC in 
two ways: through a short, dedicated questionnaire

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 dis-

tributed to Governments and by the collection of official 
information available in the public domain (national 
police reports, Ministry of Justice reports, national traf-
ficking in persons reports, et cetera). All the information 
that was collected, regardless of source or method, was 

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Available at the Global Report website, http://www.unodc.org/glotip.

shared with national authorities for verification prior to 
publication of this report. 

Some countries were not covered by the data collection. 
These countries did not respond to the questionnaire, and 
in addition, UNODC research efforts to locate official 
national data on trafficking in persons did not yield any 
results. 

Official statistics from national authorities account for 92 
per cent of the information collected for this edition of 
the Global Report. Intergovernmental organizations sup-
plied 5 per cent, and non-governmental organizations the 
remaining 3 per cent of the data. 

DATA COVERAGE

The time period covered by the data is generally 2010-
2012. Nearly 20 countries also provided information for 

Data on offenders  

Data on victims  

Total number of reported victims

40,177

Age reported

34,888

Gender reported

33,111

Age and gender reported

31,766

Citizenship reported

27,052

Countries of repatriation reported (for national victims trafficked abroad)

4,441

Form of exploitation reported

30,592

Gender reported according to form of exploitation

22,405

SUSPECTED PERSONS

PROSECUTED PERSONS

CONVICTED PERSONS

Total number of reported offenders 

33,860

34,256

13,310

Gender reported

29,568

10,024

4,915

Citizenship reported

5,747

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the year 2013, and this is normally included in the analy-
sis. Some trend presentations employ data collected for 
previous UNODC reports on trafficking in persons; in 
these cases, the sources are specified.

Reporting from Member States is not uniform. While the 
questionnaire provides a standard set of indicators, many 
countries report only partially. For example, some coun-
tries may provide citizenships for both offenders and vic-
tims, others for victims only, and yet others may only 
report the gender or age profile of the victims. As a result, 
the amounts of data that form the basis for the different 
analyses vary. Below is a breakdown of the data that coun-
tries reported to UNODC for each indicator. 

These figures represent officially detected offenders and 
victims. These are persons who have been in contact with 
an institution – the police, border control, immigration 
authorities, social services, shelters run by the state or by 
NGOs, international organizations, et cetera - as a result 
of their involvement (or potential involvement in the case 
of suspect offenders, and persons in countries that report 
data on possible or probable victims of trafficking) in traf-
ficking in persons situations. As for any crime, there is a 
large and unknown ‘dark figure’ of criminal activity that 
is never officially detected. As such, the figures reported 
here do not reflect the real extent of trafficking in persons, 
but rather a sample of the population of victims and 
offenders that is used to analyse patterns and flows of traf-
ficking in persons.

In terms of geographical coverage, information has been 
collected from 128 countries for this edition of the Global 
Report. Specific country-level coverage is indicated in the 
table and map at the end of this section. All regions are 
covered, although the amount and solidity of the data 
varies between regions and subregions. Broadly speaking, 
Europe and Central Asia as well as the Americas have solid 
data coverage that allows for detailed analyses. Asia and 
the Pacific, and particularly Africa and the Middle East, 
are covered, but with significant room for improvement 
in terms of data quality and quantity.

All the information that was collected for and used in this 
Report is presented in the country profiles

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 which also 

specify the information sources.

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Available at the Global Report website, http://www.unodc.org/glotip.

QUALITATIVE DATA – THE ‘COURT 
CASES’

As explained above, the main data source for the Global 
Report is statistical criminal justice data officially reported 
to UNODC by Member States. This data forms the basis 
for most of the analyses presented in the Report. However, 
in order to go beyond the statistics, for this edition of the 
Report, UNODC invited Member States to submit five 
cases of trafficking in persons that had recently been pros-
ecuted in their jurisdiction.

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 Member States used their 

own discretion when selecting whether to contribute and 
which cases to include. This means that cases were not 
necessarily prosecuted under Trafficking in Persons Pro-
tocol-aligned legislation.

This call resulted in some 115 case briefs from nearly 30 
different countries across six of the eight subregions used 
in the Report. These briefs will be referred to as the ‘court 
cases’ throughout the Report. About half of the cases were 
submitted by countries in Europe and Central Asia, and 
more than a quarter by countries in the Americas. Rela-
tively few Asian and African cases were received. 

The submitted material was not uniform, and there were 
often information gaps that made coding, comparison 
and analysis challenging. Moreover, the case sample is 
relatively small and not necessarily representative of the 
global manifestations of trafficking in persons. Therefore, 
it cannot be used to draw solid conclusions. 

Regardless of the limitations, the wealth of information 
contained in these real-world cases can enrich our under-
standing of the patterns and flows of this crime. These 
cases illustrate some of the many ways in which trafficking 
in persons is planned and executed in diverse locations, 
and how criminal justice systems across many jurisdictions 
are tackling it. Information from the court cases will be 
presented alongside the quantitative data where relevant 
throughout the Report. When cases are discussed, the 
name of the submitting country is stated, but the names 
of other countries involved in the cases have been 
omitted.

9  Additionally, the UNODC Human Trafficking Case Law Database 

contains more than 1,000 case briefs from nearly 100 different juris-
dictions.

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sample used for the analysis in each region, with Europe 
and Central Asia having the highest number of victims 
reported to UNODC during the period considered. The 
regional groupings are then further divided into two sub-
regions when data coverage allows and doing so helps 
facilitate more extensive analysis. Europe and Central Asia 
consists of Western and Central Europe, as well as Eastern 
Europe and Central Asia. The Americas consists of North 
and Central America and the Caribbean, as well as South 
America. South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific consists of 
South Asia as well as East Asia and the Pacific. Africa and 
the Middle East consists of North Africa and the Middle 
East, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa.

ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT

The report consists of two main analytical chapters. Chap-
ter I provides a global overview of the patterns and flows 
of trafficking in persons. It also includes an extensive anal-
ysis of the role of organized crime elements in the traf-
ficking crime, and an overview of the status of country-level 
legislation and responses to the trafficking crime. Chapter 
II analyses patterns and flows of trafficking in persons, as 
well as the responses to the crime, from a regional perspec-
tive. Additionally, the country profiles, which present the 
country-level information that was collected for this 
Report, are available on the Report website at www.unodc.
org/glotip. These information sheets are divided into four 
main sections: the country’s legislation on trafficking in 
persons; suspects and investigations; victims; and any 
additional information on the institutional response.

The 128 countries covered have been categorized into four 
regions: Europe and Central Asia, the Americas, South 
and East Asia and the Pacific, and Africa and the Middle 
East. The order of presentation is based on the size of the 

Countries covered by the data collection for this report

Source: UNODC.

Note: The boundaries shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Dashed lines represent undetermined 
boundaries. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of 
Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. The final boundary between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined.

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Regional and subregional designations used in this report

Source: UNODC.

Note: The boundaries shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Dashed lines represent undetermined 
boundaries. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of 
Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. The final boundary between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined.

A F R I C A

A N D  

T H E   M I D D L E   E A S T

A M E R I C A S

E U R O P E

A N D   C E N T R A L   A S I A

S O U T H   A S I A ,  

E A S T   A S I A  

A N D   T H E   P A C I F I C

North and Central A

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erica and the Caribbean

South A

m

erica

Western and Central Europe

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

North Africa and the Middle East

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia and the Pacific

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AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

38 states out of the 66 UN Member States 

in the region

AMERICAS

29 states out of the 35 UN Member States 

in the region

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

43 states out of the 53 UN Member States 

in the region

SOUTH ASIA, EAST ASIA AND

THE P

ACIFIC

18 states out of the 39 UN Member States 

in the region

North Africa and 

the Middle East 

 (11 countries)

Sub-Saharan Africa 

(total: 27)

North and Central 

America and the 

Caribbean 

(total: 18)

South America 

(total: 11)

W

estern and  

Central Europe 

(total: 34)

Eastern Europe 

and Central Asia 

(total: 9)

East Asia and 

the Pacific 

(total: 12)

South Asia 

(6 countries)

Algeria

Botswana

Bahamas

Argentina

Albania

Armenia

Australia

Bangladesh

Bahrain

Burkina Faso

Barbados

Bolivia (Plurinational 

State of)

Austria

Azerbaijan

Brunei Darussalam

India

Egypt

Camer

oon

Canada

Brazil

Bosnia and  

Herzegovina

Belarus

China Maldives

Israel

Cabo V

e

rd

e

Costa Rica

Chile

Bulgaria

Kazakhstan

Japan

Nepal

Jor

dan

Central African 

Republic

Cuba

Colombia

Cr

oatia

Republic of Mol-

dova

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lebanon

Comor

os

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Cyprus

Russian Federation

Myanmar

Sri Lanka

Mor

occo

Democratic Repub-

lic of the Congo

El Salvador

Guyana

Czech Republic

Tajikistan

New Zealand

Qatar

Gabon

Gr

enada

Paraguay

Denmark

Ukraine

Philippines

Tunisia

Gambia

Guatemala

Peru

Estonia

Uzbekistan

Republic of Kor

ea

United Arab  

Emirates

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Uruguay

Finland

Samoa

Y

emen

Kenya

Honduras

V

enezuela (Bolivar

-

ian Republic of)

France

Thailand

Lesotho

Jamaica

Germany

V

iet Nam

Mauritania

Mexico

Gr

eece

Mozambique

Nicaragua

Hungary

Namibia

Panama

Ir

eland

Nigeria

St. V

incent and 

Gr

enadines

Italy

Republic of Congo

Trinidad and T

obago

Latvia