essential facts and figures
? A total of 20 million prostitutes in the world.
? At least 100 billion Euros comprise that annual turnover of global prostitution. 30 billion of this is in Europe alone
? 75% of prostitutes aged between 13 and 25.
? 3,000 ?clients? per prostitute in Western Europe each year.
? A prostitute is 60-120 times more likely to be beaten or murdered than a member of the general public.
? 60-70% of prostitutes claim to have been victims of physical violence during childhood.
? France has between 18,000-20,000 prostitutes, 80% of whom are foreigners.
? The annual turnover of prostitutes in France equals 3 billion Euros
? More than 9 out of 10 prostitutes rely on pimps.
? In Western Europe, a prostitute earns between 100,000-150,000 Euros per year for her pimp.