Share of children in child labor 2020, by employment type and region

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Nov 2, 2023
In 2020, 72.1 percent of children in labor worldwide were contributing family workers. In Latin America and the Carribean 42.1 percent of employed five to 17 year olds were working for someone else outside of their family.

Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by type of employment and region

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Release date

June 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Age group

5-17 years

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