'''Modern slavery''' in the latter half of the 20th century and the present, in terms of the people enslaved statistics, while being present as a smaller percentage of humanity, slavery is actually larger in numbers in terms of number of people being enslaved during various past periods.
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'''Modern slavery''' in the latter half of the 20th century and the present, in terms of the people enslaved statistics, while being present as a smaller percentage of humanity, slavery is actually larger in numbers in terms of number of people being enslaved during various past periods.<ref>[https://www.lexisnexis.com/blogs/gb/b/compliance-risk-due-diligence/posts/there-are-more-slaves-today-than-ever-before-in-the-history-of-the-world There are more slaves today than EVER before in the history of the world], LexisNexus</ref>