Number of children working globally 2000-2020
The number of children in labor worldwide amounted to 160 million in 2020. In the same year 79 million children globally were working in hazardous work environment.
Number of children in child labor and hazardous work worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in millions)
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Number of children in child labor and hazardous work worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267996/child-labor-worldwide/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Number of children in child labor and hazardous work worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267996/child-labor-worldwide/
ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Number of children in child labor and hazardous work worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267996/child-labor-worldwide/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Number of Children in Child Labor and Hazardous Work Worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267996/child-labor-worldwide/
ILO & UNICEF, Number of children in child labor and hazardous work worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267996/child-labor-worldwide/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Number of children in child labor and hazardous work worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267996/child-labor-worldwide/