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. Child work harms children, 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
List of child labour rates according to UNICEF estimates.[2]
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| Rank | Country | Child labour rate in % (total) |
Child labour rate in % (male) |
Child labour rate in % (female) |
Ages | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ethiopia
|
45 | 51 | 39 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 2 |  Burkina Faso
|
42 | 44 | 40 | ||
| 3 |  Cameroon
|
39 | 40 | 38 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Togo
|
39 | 38 | 39 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Chad
|
39 | 39 | 40 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 4 |  Madagascar
|
37 | 38 | 35 | ||
| 5 |  Haiti
|
36 | 44 | 26 | 5-17 | |
| 6 |  Niger
|
34 | 34 | 34 | 5-17 | |
| 7 |  Liberia
|
32 | 29 | 34 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 8 |  Burundi
|
31 | 30 | 32 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Nigeria
|
31 | 33 | 30 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 9 | Comoros | 28 | 25 | 32 | 5-17 | |
 Laos
|
28 | 27 | 29 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Zimbabwe
|
28 | 33 | 22 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 27 | 25 | 29 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 11 |  Tonga
|
26 | 33 | 19 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 12 |  Sierra Leone
|
25 | 26 | 25 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Tanzania
|
25 | 26 | 24 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Benin
|
25 | 24 | 26 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 13 |  Guinea
|
24 | 24 | 25 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 14 |  Senegal
|
23 | 27 | 19 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Zambia
|
23 | 23 | 23 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 15 |  Nepal
|
22 | 20 | 23 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
22 | 25 | 19 | 5-17 | ||
 Ivory Coast
|
22 | 22 | 23 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 21 | 23 | 18 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 17 |  Ghana
|
20 | 19 | 22 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 18 | Gabon | 19 | 20 | 17 | 5-17 | |
 Angola
|
19 | 17 | 20 | 5–17 | 2022 | |
 Rwanda
|
19 | 17 | 21 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 18 | 17 | 19 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Uganda
|
18 | 17 | 19 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Paraguay
|
18 | 20 | 13 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Sudan
|
18 | 20 | 16 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 20 | Fiji | 17 | 20 | 13 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Gambia
|
17 | 17 | 17 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 17 | 18 | 16 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Kiribati
|
17 | 19 | 15 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 16 | 15 | 16 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 22 |  Peru
|
15 | 14 | 15 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
15 | 13 | 17 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Honduras
|
15 | 18 | 13 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Mongolia
|
15 | 16 | 13 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 23 |  Malawi
|
14 | 14 | 14 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Bolivia
|
14 | 14 | 13 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Republic of the Congo
|
14 | 13 | 15 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Mauritania
|
14 | 15 | 13 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| Samoa | 14 | 16 | 11 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Lesotho
|
14 | 15 | 13 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Cambodia
|
13 | 12 | 14 | 5-17 | ||
 Mali
|
13 | 15 | 12 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 25 | Pakistan | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
11 | 9 | 12 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Guyana
|
11 | 10 | 12 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 26 |  Serbia
|
10 | 11 | 8 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Myanmar
|
10 | 10 | 10 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 27 |  Timor-Leste
|
9 | 9 | 10 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 28 |  Eswatini
|
8 | 8 | 7 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 29 | Palestine | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 El Salvador
|
7 | 6 | 7 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Bangladesh
|
7 | 9 | 5 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Vietnam
|
7 | 6 | 8 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Colombia
|
7 | 7 | 7 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 30 |  Chile
|
6 | 7 | 5 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 31 |  Egypt
|
5 | 6 | 4 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| Mexico | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Iraq
|
5 | 5 | 4 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Brazil
|
5 | 5 | 5 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 32 |  Albania
|
4.6 | - | - | 5-17 | 2022 |
| 33 | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| Tuvalu | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Belarus
|
4 | 5 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| Suriname | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Costa Rica
|
4 | 4 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| Uruguay | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Dominican Republic
|
4 | 5 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Armenia
|
4 | 5 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Turkey
|
4 | 4 | 4 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Bhutan
|
4 | 3 | 4 | 5-17 | ||
| 34 | Barbados | 3.5 | - | - | 5-14 | 2015[3] |
| 35 |  Belize
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 5-17 | 2022 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5-17 | ||
 Jamaica
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 North Macedonia
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 5-17 | ||
| 36 |  Tunisia
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Panama
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Georgia
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
 Jordan
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5-17 | 2022 | |
| 37 |  Sri Lanka
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 5-17 | 2022 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 5-17 | ||
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-17 | 2022 |
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
- ^ "Child labour: Global Estimates 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Child Labor". www.data.unicef.org. June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports". U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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