Transnational Issues
Laos
Illicit drugs
USG identification
major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit country (2025)
Trafficking in persons
tier rating
Tier 3 — Laos fails to fully satisfy the basic criteria for eradicating trafficking and is not undertaking substantial efforts to improve this situation; consequently, Laos has been lowered to Tier 3. For further information, please visit: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/laos/
Refugees and internally displaced persons
IDPs
1,274 (2024 est.)