In this post, you will learn some shocking facts regarding human trafficking statistics.

We always hear about human trafficking. Yet, somehow, it seems we’ve gone calloused and looked at it as something so detached from our reality.

The sad truth is that there are real people out there, people we don’t know, who are actually suffering because they are victims of human trafficking.

These people are forced to perform labor or sexual acts against their own will and are forcibly or worse taken with consent. But the bottom line is that these people lose their human rights.

Below are some facts that will help you appreciate how this problem is considered to be uncontrollable.

In 2007, 27 million people are considered slaves in today’s modern society. The advent of technology does not seem to be the perfect setting for the barbaric state of slavery, but yes it is, and statistics will prove this fact.

Every year, close to 800,000 individuals are smuggled into other countries and this happens worldwide.

Huge portions that comprise of that number each year are women and children. They comprise 80% of the total number of people being trafficked.

This human trafficking statistics estimates that 161 countries out 192 (according to the United Nations) in the world are involved with human trafficking.

Sadly, some 30% of the victims will have an encounter with a health care proffesional while in bondage, but the sad part is that it will not be revealed that they are actually victims.

In Romania alone, 30, 000 women are declared missing presumed to be victims of human trafficking, according to the International Police.

Fifty percent (50%) or half of what the estimated number of humans being trafficked are all children. Their average age is estimated to be around 12-14 years old and they are mostly going to go into sexual exploitation.

It is estimated that since human trafficking is an organized crime, its revenue runs to approximately 32 billion each year. It is in the industrialized countries that the biggest chunk of slaves or labor servants come from, at around 15.5 million victims..

Individuals under the age 18, make up half of the total number of humans being trafficked.

These facts might seem overwhelming, but this is our reality. People who are trapped in this status are more or less afraid that if they seek for help, their families or loved ones might get hurt. Some are afraid that they will be deported.

These statistics are but few of the facts known about human trafficking today. Each year and in fact, every day, these numbers grow. A decrease in number will be a dream come true for some of us, but the truth is the number increases everyday.

Ending it won’t be so easy since the root cause of the problem point to economic problems or poverty. However, each day of our inactivity means more and more victims, men, women, and children, are being robbed of their opportunity to live a life filled with freedom. Human trafficking has got to stop and every single individual who can, should do his or her part in this fight.

Article by Mike Bradley, you can learn more about sex trafficking in the United States, he also has an online store that specializes in Christian Jewelry