Between 2003 and 2022, women were the majority of sex trafficking victims in almost every world region. In Southern Europe, 88 percent of people forced to engage in sex against their will were women. Australia and New Zealand was the only region where men constituted a larger share of sex trafficking victims, with 91 percent.
Gender distribution of sex trafficking victims worldwide between 2003 and 2022, by region
The source adds the following information: "Sex trafficking is defined as “the range of activities involved when a trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion to compel another person to engage in a commercial sex act”."
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Bedbible.com. (May 8, 2024). Gender distribution of sex trafficking victims worldwide between 2003 and 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294941/gender-distribution-sex-trafficking-victims-region/
Bedbible.com. "Gender distribution of sex trafficking victims worldwide between 2003 and 2022, by region." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294941/gender-distribution-sex-trafficking-victims-region/
Bedbible.com. (2024). Gender distribution of sex trafficking victims worldwide between 2003 and 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294941/gender-distribution-sex-trafficking-victims-region/
Bedbible.com. "Gender Distribution of Sex Trafficking Victims Worldwide between 2003 and 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294941/gender-distribution-sex-trafficking-victims-region/
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