The table behind the map, as files you can download, and the eight published sources it is compiled from: what each holds, its edition, when it was read and how it was reached.
Licensed CC BY 4.0. Cite the Mtoto Index (mtoto.daac.ai) and the publisher of each value. Compiled 15 October 2026.
The share of children aged 5 to 17 in child labour (SDG indicator 8.7.1), from each country’s latest household survey.
prevalence_pctprevalence_survey_yearUNICEF’s reading of the same indicator, from the same surveys. A check on coverage and freshness, not a second measurement.
prevalence_unicef_pctprevalence_unicef_yearprevalence_unicef_surveyThe US Department of Labor’s grade of each government’s effort against the worst forms of child labour.
ilab_assessment_2024The goods the US Department of Labor has reason to believe are produced with child labour or forced labour, by country.
goods_child_labour_2024goods_forced_labour_only_2024The US State Department’s tier for each government’s response to human trafficking.
tip_tier_2026Which states have ratified the ILO Minimum Age Convention (C138) and Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (C182), when, and the minimum age each declared.
c138_ratifiedc138_yearc138_min_agec182_ratifiedc182_yearThe out-of-school rate for children of primary-school age, a recognised driver of child labour.
out_of_school_primary_pct_driverout_of_school_yearThe estimated prevalence and number of people in modern slavery, all ages, adults and children together.
modern_slavery_per_1000_all_agesmodern_slavery_estimated_number_all_ages