RAFFICKING ESTIMATES
UNODC
2.5 million people
P
2008
UNODC perspectives publication
"Some 2.5 million people throughout the world are at any given time recruited, entrapped, transported and exploited-a process called human trafficking-according to estimates of international experts."
UNIFEM
500,000 to two million
P
2007
UNESCO
"Estimates of the number of trafficked persons range from 500,000 to two million per year, and a few organizations have estimated that up to four million persons are trafficked every year."
FBI
up to two million people
P
2006
State Department
According to the State Department, up to two million people are trafficked worldwide every year, with an estimated 15,000 to 18,000 in the U.S
UN
600,000 to 800,000
P
2005
US State Dpt (TIP Report 2004)
The most cited and extensive data derives from the work of the US Department of State in compiling its annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Extrapolating on its country information, the 2004 report estimated some 600,000 to 800,000 men, women and children trafricked across international borders every year- the majority being trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation. (UNITED NATIONS EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT Population Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Secretariat New York, 6-8 July 2005)
UNHCR
700,000 to four million
P
2003
(U.S. Department of State (2002).Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 2000, Trafficking in Persons Report. June. p. 1.
it is estimated that from 700,000 to four million people are trafficked across borders every year
US Government
600,000 to 800,000
P
2004
President Bush
"Worldwide, at least 600,000 to 800,000 human beings are trafficked across international boarders each year. Of those, it is believed that more than 80 percent are women and girls.."
US Government
approx 800,000 people
P
2006
TIP Report 2007
Annually, according to U.S. Government-sponsored research completed in 2006, approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across national borders, which does not include millions trafficked within their own countries. Approximately 80 percent of transnational victims are women and girls and up to 50 percent are minors
US Government
480,000 to 640,000
W and C
2004
President Bush
"Worldwide, at least 600,000 to 800,000 human beings are trafficked across international boarders each year. Of those, it is believed that more than 80 percent are women and girls…"
US Government
640000
W and C
2006
TIP Report 2007
Annually, according to U.S. Government-sponsored research completed in 2006, approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across national borders, which does not include millions trafficked within their own countries. Approximately 80 percent of transnational victims are women and girls and up to 50 percent are minors
ILO
more than a million children
C
2005
ILO
more than a million children are affected globally every year (ILO, 2002)
UNICEF
an estimated 1.2 million children
C
2007
said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman
Globally, an estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked each year, within countries as well as across borders,” said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman.