Globally, 70% of the victims of trafficking are women and girls (49% and 21% respectively). Although the majority of female victims are adult, there is a worrying trend of trafficking in girls, which has increased from 10% in 2004 to 21% in 2011.
The data collected for the EU-28 and several other European countries by Eurostat show a similar picture. The proportion of ‘registered or presumed’ female victims in the EU is even higher: around 80% for the period 2010-2012 (67% women and 13% girls).
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