Key Numbers from the 2010 TIP Report

• 12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution around the world; 56 percent of these victims are women and girls 
• $32 billion annual trade for the traffickers 
• 49,105 victims identified worldwide, a 59 percent increase over the last reporting year (2008)
• Prevalence of trafficking victims in the world: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants (in Asia and the Pacific: 3 per 1,000)
• 4,166 successful trafficking prosecutions in 2009, a 40 percent increase over 2008
• Countries that have yet to convict a trafficker under laws in compliance with the Palermo Protocol: 62 
• Countries without laws, policies, or regulations to prevent victims’ deportation: 104
• 23 countries received upgraded rankings in the 2010 TIP Report; 19 countries received downgraded rankings
• Two countries, the United States and Kiribati, are ranked for the first time in the 2010 TIP Report

The full report can be accessed at this link http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2010/   Check the status of your country.