Share of children in child labor by region 2020

In 2020, 21.6 percent of children aged from 5 to 17 years in Africa were in child labor. The proportion of working 5-14 year olds in the Asia and Pacific region was at 5.6 percent in the same year.

Share of children in child labor in 2020, by region

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June 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Age group

5-17 years

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