Human trafficking victims in Laos
Laos: Human trafficking victims was 107 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
Human trafficking victims in Laos, 2007–2015
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human trafficking victims in Laos is 107 number, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.8% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Laos peaked at 264 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 107 number, in 2015.
Laos ranks 61st of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Human trafficking victims in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 264 number | — |
| 2008 | 235 number | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 155 number | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 145 number | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 157 number | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 107 number | -31.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 107 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Laos's 107 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73 number, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 218 number | 155 number | 264 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 136.33 number | 107 number | 157 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Laos?
- Human trafficking victims in Laos was 107 number in 2015, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 264 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 number in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for human trafficking victims?
- Laos ranks 61st out of 135 countries with data for 2015.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human trafficking victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).