In 2020, almost every fourth child aged from 5 to 17 years in Sub-Saharan Africa was in child labor. In Asia and the Pacific 5.6 percent of children were in child labor in the same year.
Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/
ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Share of Children in Child Labor in Selected Regions Worldwide from 2008 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/
ILO & UNICEF, Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020 [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/