UNICEF estimates that there are 250,000 child prostitutes in Brazil.

Source:  Chris Rogers, “Brazil’s sex tourism boom,” BBC News, July 30, 2010.

In 2009, authorities in Thailand charged 2,888 people for having sex with minors who were under the age of 15.

Source: Dan Rivers, “Thailand fights to stem tide of child sex tourists,” CNN, July 5, 2010.

Swedish citizens travel abroad and buy sexual services from children around 4,000 to 5,000 times a year.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narratives: Sweden,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

According to the US State Department 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report, men in Cambodia pay up to $4,000 to have sex with virgins.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narative: Cambodia,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

There are an estimated 800,000 prostitutes working in the Philippines, with up to half of them underage.

Source:  Magnolia Yrasuegui and Priya Esselborn, “Philippines: Women struggling to achieve sexual equality,” Deutsche Welle, December 1, 2009.

An estimated 1.8 Million children are believed to be working in the global sex trade.

Source:  Deena Guzder, “Child sex boom fueled by poverty,” Global Post, October 28, 2009.

Between 60,000 to 100,000 children are estimated to be working in the sex industry in the Philippines, according to the International Labor Organization.

Source: David Challenger, “Filipino group helps women find life outside of trafficking,” CNN, February 22, 2010.

One-third of all sex workers in Cambodia are estimated to be children, according to End Child Prostitution, Abuse and Trafficking (ECPAT).

Source:  Leif Coorlim, “Man goes undercover to combat child sex slavery,” CNN, February 9, 2010.

A report by Shared Hope International states that there are up to 100,000 Americans under the age of 18 being forced to work as prostitutes in the United States.

Source:  Gabe Joselow, “Report: Child Sex Trafficking a Serious Problem in US,” Voice of America News, July 22, 2009.

According to the Trafficking in Persons report published by the US State Department, residents of the United States enter Canada as child-sex tourists with the purpose of having sex with minors.

Source:  “Trafficking in Persons Report 2009,” United States Department of State, June 16, 2009, page 99.