Share of countries with legislation on trafficking in persons 2003-2020, by type

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As of August 2020, ** percent of countries had specific legislation on trafficking in persons that covered most or all forms of trafficking. This is a huge increase from December 2003, when only ** percent of countries offered such legislation.

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Share of countries with full, partial or no legislation on trafficking in persons from 2003 to 2020

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Release date

January 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

December 2003 to August 2020

Number of respondents

181 countries

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