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Population: There are 1.32 billion people in China and the labour force is 72.5% of the total population. The rural:urban population ratio is 45:55 and male:female is 51.5:48.5

Income: $2,784 (national average), $1,550 (Yunnan) and $1,846 (Guangxi)

Neighbouring Countries:
Yunnan and Guangxi provinces are part of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) and border Myanmar, Lao PDR and Vietnam.

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Who is being trafficked in China?

Due to the nature of the definition in national legislation the majority of the official victims are clearly women and children, however there are many cases involving men who have been trafficked into forced labour, not meeting the official definition of trafficked persons.

The reported trafficking cases identified girls and young women between 14 and 20 years as most likely to be trafficked.

Information from the Ministry of Public Security shows that cases of people being trafficked to work in the entertainment industry has now risen to 50-60% of the total reported trafficking cases, and 16-20 year-old girls are becoming the main targets for such exploitation.

To date, there are around 20 million migrant children and more than 20 million rural children left behind at home by full-time working parents in cities . According to a research report by the All-China Women's Federation, of children affected by migration and possibly trafficking, stay-at-home children make up the second largest number.