In the Americas, the United States and Brazil were the two countries with the highest number of people living in modern slavery. Around 1.1 million people were living in modern slavery in each of these countries. Worldwide, India was the country with the highest number of people in modern slavery.
Number of people living in modern slavery in the Americas as of 2021, by country
(in thousands)
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Trafficking Matters, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation. (May 24, 2023). Number of people living in modern slavery in the Americas as of 2021, by country (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1399525/people-modern-slavery-americas-country/
Trafficking Matters, und ILO, und International Organization for Migration, und Walk Free Foundation. "Number of people living in modern slavery in the Americas as of 2021, by country (in thousands)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1399525/people-modern-slavery-americas-country/
Trafficking Matters, ILO, International Organization for Migration, Walk Free Foundation. (2023). Number of people living in modern slavery in the Americas as of 2021, by country (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1399525/people-modern-slavery-americas-country/
Trafficking Matters, and ILO, and International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free Foundation. "Number of People Living in Modern Slavery in The Americas as of 2021, by Country (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1399525/people-modern-slavery-americas-country/
Trafficking Matters & ILO & International Organization for Migration & Walk Free Foundation, Number of people living in modern slavery in the Americas as of 2021, by country (in thousands) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1399525/people-modern-slavery-americas-country/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of people living in modern slavery in the Americas as of 2021, by country (in thousands) [Graph], Trafficking Matters, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1399525/people-modern-slavery-americas-country/