Asia and the Pacific | 1400000 |
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Latin America and the Caribbean | 250000 |
Middle East and Northern Africa | 230000 |
Sub-Saharan countries | 130000 |
Industrialized countries | 270000 |
Countries in transition | 200000 |
Other | 20000 |
Sources:
unglobalcompact.org, savvyroo.com
Globally, there are approximately 2.5 million people in forced labor due to human trafficking. The majority of people in forced labor are in Asia and the Pacific, with 1.4 million (56%) forced laborers suffering from the results of human trafficking. Industrialized countries only account for 10.8% of forced laborers, despite generating almost 50% of global profits from human trafficking (source2).