Share of children in child labour
Compare share of children in child labour across 28 countries or territories using one fixed 2022 ILOSTAT reference slice.
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Key Insights
- •28 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite Percentage observation in the fixed 2022 slice.
- •Niger has the highest published value (42.379 Percentage).
- •India has the lowest published value (1.103 Percentage).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.5Percentage)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
This indicator is based on harmonized definitions used by the ILO in the context of producing global estimates. Data may differ from nationally reported figures. Child labour includes: (a) children 5-11 years old who did at least one hour of economic activity and/or more than 21 hours of unpaid household services, (b) children 12-14 years old who did at least 14 hours of economic activity and/or more than 21 hours of unpaid household services, and (c) children 15-17 years old who did at least 43 hours of economic activity. For more information, refer to the Child Labour Statistics (CHILD) database description .
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2022 ILOSTAT slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
This indicator is based on harmonized definitions used by the ILO in the context of producing global estimates. Data may differ from nationally reported figures. Child labour includes: (a) children 5-11 years old who did at least one hour of economic activity and/or more than 21 hours of unpaid household services, (b) children 12-14 years old who did at least 14 hours of economic activity and/or more than 21 hours of unpaid household services, and (c) children 15-17 years old who did at least 43 hours of economic activity. For more information, refer to the Child Labour Statistics (CHILD) database description .
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 42.4Percentage |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.3Percentage |
| 3 | Nigeria | 29.2Percentage |
| 4 | Madagascar | 27.0Percentage |
| 5 | Togo | 25.8Percentage |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 18.8Percentage |
| 7 | Benin | 17.0Percentage |
| 8 | Sudan | 16.0Percentage |
| 9 | Eswatini | 15.3Percentage |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.8Percentage |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.0Percentage |
| 12 | Mongolia | 10.8Percentage |
| 13 | Ecuador | 9.5Percentage |
| 14 | Senegal | 8.7Percentage |
| 15 | Serbia | 8.6Percentage |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 7.7Percentage |
| 17 | Comoros | 7.6Percentage |
| 18 | Samoa | 7.1Percentage |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.1Percentage |
| 20 | Zambia | 6.0Percentage |
| 21 | Mexico | 6.0Percentage |
| 22 | Jamaica | 5.8Percentage |
| 23 | Ghana | 5.6Percentage |
| 24 | El Salvador | 4.7Percentage |
| 25 | Philippines | 3.8Percentage |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 2.5Percentage |
| 27 | Colombia | 2.3Percentage |
| 28 | India | 1.1Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from International Labour Organization (ILO) (2022).
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