In 2020, almost every fourth child aged from 5 to 17 years in Sub-Saharan Africa was in child labor. In Asia and the Pacific 5.6 percent of children were in child labor in the same year.
Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Share of children in child labor in selected regions worldwide from 2008 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243641/share-children-child-labor-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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