Distribution of sex trafficking victims in Western Africa between 2003 and 2023, by age group

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February 2024

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Africa

Survey time period

2003 to 2023

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Figures include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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Share of sex trafficking victims in West Africa 2003-2023, by age

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Jan 26, 2026
Between 2003 and 2023, ** percent of the sex trafficking victims in West Africa were minors between 0-17 years. Although victims are lower than in Central Africa, child sex trafficking in the western region of the continent was still among the highest in the world. Female sex trafficking accounted for ** percent of all victims.
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