Sub-Saharan Africa has more children in child labor than in the rest of the world combined. According to estimates, 86.6 million children aged 5-17 years were involved in child labor in the region as of 2020. This number rose by more than 16 million since 2016. Furthermore, it represented a 24 percent prevalence of child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Number of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020
(in millions)
The figures shown consider the percentage of child labor every four years.
According to the source, the 2020 calculations are based on the extrapolation of data from national household surveys. The new estimates use more than 100 household surveys covering two thirds of the world’s population of children aged 5 to 17 years.
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Number of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247560/number-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Number of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247560/number-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Number of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247560/number-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Number of Children Aged 5-17 Years in Child Labor in Sub-saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247560/number-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO & UNICEF, Number of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247560/number-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Number of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247560/number-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
