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
The calculated value includes the proportion of people compared to the number of inhabitants who are victims of modern slavery, child marriage and human trafficking. This is an index value and not a percentage.
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Terre des Hommes. (June 12, 2014). The highest incidence of forced labor worldwide in 2012, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/307464/countries-with-the-highest-incidence-of-forced-labor/
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