Of the 2.5 million people that are reported by UN GIFT to be in forced labor, they are in the following locations:
1.4 million – 56% - are in Asia and the Pacific
250,000 – 10% - are in Latin America and the
Caribbean
230,000 – 9.2% - are in the Middle East and
Northern Africa
130,000 – 5.2% - are in sub-Saharan countries
270,000 – 10.8% - are in industrialized
countries
200,000 – 8% - are in countries in transition