Human/Sex Trafficking Statistics

I want to know some statistics on Human and Sex trafficking so I have an idea of the number and scale of humans being trafficked. I found the statistics really shocking: 

Human Trafficking is the world’s fastest growing global crime - (Due to the hidden and illegal nature of human trafficking, gathering statistics on the scale of the problem is difficult. The following statistics may represent an underestimation, but are the most credible and frequently quoted)

1.2 million children are trafficked every year— Estimate by UNICEF

Human trafficking is the second largest source of illegal income worldwide exceeded only by drugs trafficking.

600,000-800,000 men, women and children are trafficked across international borders each year. Approximately 80 per cent are women and girls. Up to 50% are minors.— US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2007

At least 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour worldwide. While it is difficult to establish a precise amount, conservative 2012 research estimated trafficking victims as comprising some 44 per cent of this figure. —ILO 2012 Global Estimate of Forced Labour

There are even reports that some trafficking groups are switching their cargo from drugs to human beings, in a search of high profits at lower risk. — The UN Office on Drugs and Crime

The majority of trafficked victims arguably come from the poorest countries and poorest strata of the national population.— A global alliance against forced labor, International Labor Organisation, 2005

1 million – Number of children exploited by the global commercial sex trade, every year. Source: U.S. Department of State, The Facts About Child Sex Tourism: 2005.

50% – Percent of transnational victims who are children. Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Report to Congress from Attorney General John Ashcroft on

80% – Percent of transnational victims who are women and girls. Source: U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report: 2007.

70% – Percent of female victims who are trafficked into the commercial sex industry. This means that 30% of female victims are victims of forced labor.

161 Countries identified as affected by human trafficking: 127 countries of origin; 98 transit countries; 137 destination countries.

12-14 – Average age of entry into prostitution. 

Every 30 seconds, another person becomes a victim of human trafficking.