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 labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development. The prevalence of child labour 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

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
	Serbia	9.1	11.1	6.8	5–17	2019
	North Macedonia	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	Suriname	3.5	5.1	1.9	5–17	2019
	Mexico	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	Jamaica	2.7	3.3	2.1	5–17	2010
	Albania	2.7	3.1	2.1	5–17	2016
77	Turkey	2.6	...	...	7–14	2006 [3]
78	Panama	2.4	3.4	1.5	5–17	2012
	Chile	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

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

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. 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

• Child labour at Our World in Data