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Headline data

Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation
Year Value Units Series
2016 1017 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age
2017 1890 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age
2018 1173 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age
2019 1152 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age
2020 1087 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age
2021 1470 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age
2022 2883 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age
2023 2112 per 100,000 population Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age

Source: National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Nigeria statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Nigerian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Nigerian-specific metadata information.

Definition and concepts

Trafficking in persons is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation
Data sources

Naptip Annual Report
Data providers

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
Data last updated Dec 15, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 16.2.2: Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation
Target

Target 16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
Metadata update

2024-07-29
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Related indicators

Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

Indicator 5.2.2: Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence

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Organisation

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
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