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Share of boys engaged in labor

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data92 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
12.5%
Median: 8.8%
Countries Covered
92
with available data
Highest
Burundi
52.2%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi52.2%
2Niger45.2%
3Uganda40.6%
4Cameroon38.5%
5Chad33.8%
By Region
Other14.3%(67 countries)
Africa12.0%(7 countries)
Europe11.1%(1 countries)
North America5.9%(1 countries)
Asia5.6%(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4%)High (52.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.5%)

Other (67)
Africa (7)
Europe (1)
North America (1)
Asia (9)
South America (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Burundi52.2%
2Niger45.2%
3Uganda40.6%
4Cameroon38.5%
5Chad33.8%
6Tonga32.9%
7Zimbabwe31.8%
8Guinea-Bissau30.0%
9Nigeria28.7%
10Vanuatu26.0%
11Madagascar24.3%
12Togo23.7%
13Sierra Leone22.5%
14Lao People's Democratic Republic22.2%
15Mali22.1%
16Kyrgyzstan21.6%
17Ethiopia21.4%
18Guinea21.1%
19Uzbekistan21.1%
20Liberia20.8%
21Malawi20.1%
22Nepal19.0%
23Fiji18.8%
24Benin17.8%
25Honduras17.5%
26Central African Republic17.3%
27United Republic of Tanzania16.9%
28Peru16.7%
29Burkina Faso16.7%
30Republic of The Gambia16.0%
31Afghanistan15.6%
32Sudan15.0%
33Democratic Republic of the Congo14.2%
34Senegal12.6%
35Cote d'Ivoire12.4%
36Mozambique11.6%
37Cambodia11.1%
38Lesotho11.1%
39Serbia11.1%
40Egypt11.1%
41Eswatini11.0%
42Yemen10.0%
43Republic of the Congo9.9%
44Bangladesh9.5%
45State of Palestine9.2%
46Angola8.9%
47Myanmar8.7%
48Samoa8.7%
49Kiribati8.6%
50Montenegro8.4%
51Gabon7.0%
52Mongolia6.8%
53Comoros6.7%
54Türkiye6.7%
55Azerbaijan6.4%
56Zambia6.2%
57Sao Tome and Principe6.1%
58Ghana5.9%
59Mexico5.9%
60Turks and Caicos Islands5.7%
61Trinidad and Tobago5.4%
62Kenya5.3%
63Vietnam5.2%
64Guyana5.1%
65Uruguay5.1%
66Armenia4.9%
67Belarus4.6%
68Chile4.6%
69Suriname4.4%
70Iraq4.3%
71North Korea4.3%
72Mauritania4.3%
73Dominican Republic4.1%
74El Salvador4.1%
75Costa Rica4.0%
76Ecuador3.8%
77Tuvalu3.4%
78The Republic of North Macedonia3.4%
79Belize3.2%
80Jamaica3.0%
81Algeria2.5%
82Tunisia2.3%
83Jordan2.2%
84Georgia2.1%
85Argentina2.1%
86Brazil2.0%
87Colombia1.8%
88India1.4%
89Philippines1.4%
90Nauru1.1%
91Sri Lanka0.9%
92Turkmenistan0.4%
Showing 92 of 92 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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