List of countries by child labour rate

The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labor is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Children labour harms youngsters, interferes with their education, and prevents their development. The prevalence of child labor is notable in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa. In 2020, around 160 million children worldwide were working.[1]

List[edit]

List of child labour rates according to ILO estimates.[2]

Rank Country Child labour rate in %
(total) 		Child labour rate in %
(male) 		Child labour rate in %
(female) 		Ages Year
1  Burkina Faso 50.3 ... ... 7–14 2012[3]
2  Somalia 43.5 ... ... 7–14 2010[3]
3  Ethiopia 40.5 48.3 32.1 5–17 2015
4  Haiti 37.8 ... ... 7–14 2012[3]
5  Uganda 36.7 ... ... 7–14 2012[3]
6  Niger 36.2 43.6 27.7 5–17 2014
7  Cameroon 33.4 36.8 30.1 5–17 2014
8  Togo 32.9 34.5 31.2 5–17 2017
9  Madagascar 29.9 33.4 26.2 5–17 2018
10  Nigeria 28.7 29.9 27.5 5–17 2017
11  Mozambique 27.4 ... ... 7–14 2008
12  Laos 26.3 26.2 26.4 5–17 2017
13  Malawi 25.9 26.7 25.2 5–17 2015
14  Tonga 25.9 32.9 18.5 5–17 2019
15  Zimbabwe 25.6 31.8 19 5–17 2019
16  Tanzania 22.8 24.2 21.3 5–17 2014
17  Sierra Leone 21 22.4 19.6 5–17 2017
18  Burundi 20.5 21.5 19.4 5–17 2017
19  Kyrgyzstan 20.1 24.2 15.6 5–17 2018
20  Guinea 19.5 21.1 17.8 5–17 2016
21  Afghanistan 19 23.6 13.8 5–17 2014
 Nepal 19 19 19 5–17 2014
23  Chad 17.7 18.1 17.3 5–17 2015
24  Ivory Coast 17.5 19.3 15.8 5–17 2016
25  Senegal 17.1 25.6 8.6 5–17 2016
26  Benin 17 17.9 16.1 5–17 2018
27  Yemen 16.1 ... ... 7–14 2010[3]
28  Paraguay 15.5 19.4 11.5 5–17 2016
29  Thailand 15.1 ... ... 7–14 2006
30  Sudan 15.3 17.3 13.2 5–17 2014
31  Ghana 14.8 14.5 15.2 5–17 2018
32  Bolivia 13.9 ... ... 7–14 2015[3]
33  Gambia 13.6 15.5 11.9 5–17 2018
34  Eswatini 13.3 ... ... 7–14 2010[3]
35  Peru 13.2 15.3 11 5–17 2015
36  São Tomé and Príncipe 12.8 12 13.5 5–17 2014
37  Mauritania 12.6 14.8 10.4 5–17 2015
38  Liberia 11.9 13.6 10.2 5–17 2010
39  Mali 11.8 13.8 9.5 5–17 2017
40  Cambodia 11.5 10.8 12.2 5–17 2012
41  Republic of the Congo 10.8 10.3 11.4 5–17 2015
42  Angola 9.7 8.9 10.4 5–17 2016
43  Guyana 9.6 9.1 10.2 5–17 2014
44  Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.2 9.2 9.2 5–17 2018
45  Guinea-Bissau 9.1 11.1 6.8 5–17 2019
 North Macedonia 9.1 11.1 6.8 5–17 2019
 Serbia 9.1 11.1 6.8 5–17 2019
48  Philippines 9.0 ... ... 7–14 2011[3]
49  Kenya 8.5 ... ... ... 2021[4]
50  Honduras 8.4 12 4.5 5–17 2019
51  Lesotho 8.2 11.1 5.4 5–17 2018
52  Myanmar 8.1 8.7 7.5 5–17 2015
53  Mongolia 7.9 9.2 6.5 5–17 2018
54  El Salvador 7.8 ... ... 7–14 2013[3]
– World 7.9 9.3 6.4 5–17 2020
55  Guatemala 7.3 10.2 4.3 5–17 2013
56  Timor-Leste 7.2 7.6 6.8 5–17 2016
57  Kiribati 7.1 8.7 5.5 5–17 2019
58  Bangladesh 5.9 8.7 3 5–17 2019
59  Rwanda 5.9 ... ... 7–14 2014[3]
60  Dominican Republic 5.6 6.8 4.3 5–17 2014
61  Ecuador 4.9 5.2 4.6 5–17 2019
62  Ukraine 4 4.6 3.3 5–17 2015
63  Armenia 3.9 4.9 2.7 5–17 2015
 Venezuela 3.9 ... ... 7–14 2013[3]
65  Indonesia 3.7 ... ... 7–14 2010[3]
66  Egypt 3.6 5.6 1.4 5–17 2014
67  Mexico 3.5 5.1 1.9 5–17 2019
 Suriname 3.5 4.5 2.4 5–17 2018
69  Costa Rica 3.4 4 2.7 5–17 2018
 Tunisia 3.4 ... ... 7–14 2012[3]
71  Vietnam 3.2 3.5 2.9 5–17 2018
72  Iraq 3.1 4.3 1.9 5–17 2018
73  Zambia 3 3.4 2.6 5–17 2018
74  Algeria 2.8 3.3 2.4 5–17 2013
75  Albania 2.7 3.3 2.1 5–17 2010
 Jamaica 2.7 3.1 2.1 5–17 2016
77  Turkey 2.6 ... ... 7–14 2006[3]
78  Chile 2.4 3.4 1.5 5–17 2012
 Panama 2.4 3.2 1.6 5–17 2014
80  Belarus 2.3 ... ... 7–14 2012[3]
 Belize 2.3 3.3 1.2 5–17 2013
82  Colombia 2 2.7 1.3 5–17 2019
83  Argentina 1.8 2.1 1.5 5–17 2017
 Georgia 1.8 2.6 0.9 5–17 2015
85  Bhutan 1.7 1.6 1.7 5–17 2010
86  Brazil 1.2 1.7 0.7 5–17 2016
87  Jordan 1.2 2.2 0.2 5–17 2016
88  India 1.1 1.9 0.3 5–17 2018
89  Sri Lanka 0.8 0.9 0.6 5–17 2016
90  Trinidad and Tobago 0.8 0.8 0.7 5–17 2011

By region[edit]

Region Child labour rate in %
(Ages 5–17 total) 		Child labour rate in %
(Ages 5–17 male) 		Child labour rate in %
(Ages 5–17 female) 		Year
Africa 18 20.3 15.6 2020
Latin America and the Caribbean 4.3 5.5 3 2020
Northern America 0.2 0.3 0.1 2020
Northern Europe 0.2 0.2 0.1 2020
Eastern Europe 4.6 5.2 4 2020
Western Europe 0.2 0.2 0.1 2020
Southern Europe 1.3 1.5 1 2020
Eastern Asia 2.8 3.9 1.6 2020
South-Eastern Asia 9.2 10.9 7.4 2020
Central Asia 11.9 13.1 10.7 2020
Western Asia 6.3 7.4 5.1 2020
Southern Asia 4.5 5.8 2.9 2020
Pacific Islands 7.7 8.8 6.5 2020

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Child labour: Global Estimates 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. ^ "ILO Data Explorer: Proportion of children engaged in economic activity". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2016-02-09). "Child Labor". Our World in Data.
  4. ^ "Let's end child labour in Kenya | UNICEF Kenya". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2023-06-20.

External links[edit]

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