*The data come from different sources for each country:
- for Germany, from the government and Hydra
- for France, from ProstCost
- for the Netherlands, from UNAIDS (2016 data)
- for Sweden, from S. Haggström's hearing at the Senate in 2014.
This chart shows the number of people involved in prostitution per 1,000 inhabitants in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden in 2016. Germany had the highest proportion of its population involved in prostitution, while Sweden had the smallest proportion. In France, *** people per 10,000 were sex workers. These differences are partly due to legislation, which varies by country.
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Mouvement du Nid, & CAP International. (February 1, 2021). Number of people in prostitution per 1,000 inhabitants in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden in 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1658223/number-of-people-in-prostitution-by-country/
Mouvement du Nid, und CAP International. "Number of people in prostitution per 1,000 inhabitants in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden in 2016." Chart. February 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1658223/number-of-people-in-prostitution-by-country/
Mouvement du Nid, CAP International. (2021). Number of people in prostitution per 1,000 inhabitants in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden in 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1658223/number-of-people-in-prostitution-by-country/
Mouvement du Nid, and CAP International. "Number of People in Prostitution per 1,000 Inhabitants in Germany, France, The Netherlands, and Sweden in 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2021, /statistics/1658223/number-of-people-in-prostitution-by-country/
Mouvement du Nid & CAP International, Number of people in prostitution per 1,000 inhabitants in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden in 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1658223/number-of-people-in-prostitution-by-country/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of people in prostitution per 1,000 inhabitants in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden in 2016 [Graph], Mouvement du Nid, & CAP International, February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1658223/number-of-people-in-prostitution-by-country/
