Latin America & the Caribbean

TypeRegion
Relationships40
Sourced claims44
CheckedOctober 2026
Most recent entry3 July 2026
First recordedJuly 2026
Standing of the evidence

Each claim is rated on its own. The page shows how many sit at each level and does not add them into one grade.

Registry fact44
The region on the map

Share of children aged 5 to 17 in child labour, from each country’s latest household survey

N. CyprusSomalilandAfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentina · 1.8% of children 5–17 (2017 survey)ArmeniaFr. S. Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaBahamasBosnia and Herz.BelarusBelize · 2.2% of children 5–17 (2013 survey)BoliviaBrazil · 1.5% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)BruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African Rep.CanadaSwitzerlandChile · 4.1% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)ChinaCôte d'IvoireCameroonDem. Rep. CongoCongoColombia · 1.1% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)Costa Rica · 3.4% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)CubaCyprusCzechiaGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican Republic · 3.1% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)AlgeriaEcuador · 5% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)EgyptEritreaW. SaharaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland Is.FranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea-BissauEq. GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuyana · 4.9% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)Honduras · 12.9% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)CroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIrelandIranIraqIcelandIsraelItalyJamaica · 2.6% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)JordanJapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeru · 13.2% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)PhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayPalestineQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSudanSenegalSolomon Is.Sierra LeoneEl Salvador · 2.9% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)SomaliaSerbiaS. SudanSuriname · 3.4% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)SlovakiaSloveniaSwedeneSwatiniSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanTimor-LesteTrinidad and Tobago · 4.2% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)TunisiaTurkeyTaiwanTanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguay · 3.7% of children 5–17 (2010 survey)United States of AmericaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuKosovoYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
under 1%1–5%5–10%10–20%20–30%30% and overno survey in source

Surveyed readings, ranked

  1. 1Peru13.2% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)
  2. 2Honduras12.9% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  3. 3Ecuador5% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)
  4. 4Guyana4.9% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)
  5. 5Trinidad and Tobago4.2% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  6. 6Chile4.1% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  7. 7Uruguay3.7% of children 5–17 (2010 survey)
  8. 8Costa Rica3.4% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)
  9. 8Suriname3.4% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)
  10. 10Dominican Republic3.1% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)
  11. 11El Salvador2.9% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  12. 12Jamaica2.6% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  13. 13Belize2.2% of children 5–17 (2013 survey)
  14. 14Argentina1.8% of children 5–17 (2017 survey)
  15. 15Brazil1.5% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  16. 16Colombia1.1% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)

No reading in this measureBahamas, Bolivia, Cuba, Falkland Islands, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela

Other regionsCentral & Southern Asia, Eastern & South-Eastern Asia, Europe & Northern America, Northern Africa & Western Asia, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa

Relationships

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Where the record gives a start and no end, the relationship is shown as reported and is not called current.

Placement40

includesAnguillaCountryRegistry fact
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includesArgentinaCountryRegistry fact
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includesArubaCountryRegistry fact
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includesBahamasCountryRegistry fact
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includesBarbadosCountryRegistry fact
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includesBelizeCountryRegistry fact
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includesBoliviaCountryRegistry fact
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includesBrazilCountryRegistry fact
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includesChileCountryRegistry fact
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includesColombiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesCosta RicaCountryRegistry fact
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includesCubaCountryRegistry fact
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includesCuraçaoCountryRegistry fact
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includesDominicaCountryRegistry fact
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includesEcuadorCountryRegistry fact
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includesEl SalvadorCountryRegistry fact
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includesGrenadaCountryRegistry fact
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includesGuatemalaCountryRegistry fact
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includesGuyanaCountryRegistry fact
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includesHaitiCountryRegistry fact
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includesHondurasCountryRegistry fact
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includesJamaicaCountryRegistry fact
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includesMontserratCountryRegistry fact
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includesNicaraguaCountryRegistry fact
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includesPanamaCountryRegistry fact
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includesParaguayCountryRegistry fact
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includesPeruCountryRegistry fact
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includesSaint LuciaCountryRegistry fact
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includesSint MaartenCountryRegistry fact
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includesSurinameCountryRegistry fact
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includesUruguayCountryRegistry fact
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includesVenezuelaCountryRegistry fact
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Facts
has the published reading8.2Registry fact
As reportedDisplay8.2 millionEdition2020MeasurechildrenMethodmodelledPub2021Scopechildren aged 5–17, millionsSourceChild Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward, 2020 edition, published June 2021SourceShortILO & UNICEFUrlhttps://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_norm/@ipec/documents/publication/wcms_797515.pdfYear2020
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2020Entered3 July 2026

has the published reading6Registry fact
As reportedDisplay6%Edition2020MeasureprevalenceMethodmodelledPub2021Scopeshare of children aged 5–17, %SourceChild Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward, 2020 edition, published June 2021SourceShortILO & UNICEFUrlhttps://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_norm/@ipec/documents/publication/wcms_797515.pdfYear2020
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2020Entered3 July 2026

has the published reading7.3Registry fact
As reportedDisplay7.3 millionEdition2024MeasurechildrenMethodmodelledPub2025Scopechildren aged 5–17, millionsSourceChild Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward, 2024 edition, published 11 June 2025SourceShortILO & UNICEFUrlhttps://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/2024%20Global%20Estimates%20of%20Child%20Labour%20Report.pdfYear2024
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2024Entered2 July 2026

has the published reading5.5Registry fact
As reportedDisplay5.5%Edition2024MeasureprevalenceMethodmodelledPub2025Scopeshare of children aged 5–17, %SourceChild Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward, 2024 edition, published 11 June 2025SourceShortILO & UNICEFUrlhttps://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/2024%20Global%20Estimates%20of%20Child%20Labour%20Report.pdfYear2024
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2024Entered2 July 2026

Timeline and gaps
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  • No readings relationship is held yet.
  • No identifier is held yet.

Not shown:No dated claim is held, so there is no timeline.

Not shown:No contested claim is held.

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Sources
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