Central & Southern Asia

TypeRegion
Relationships14
Sourced claims18
CheckedOctober 2026
Most recent entry3 July 2026
First recordedJuly 2026
Standing of the evidence

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Registry fact18
The region on the map

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

N. CyprusSomalilandAfghanistan · 13.3% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)AngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFr. S. Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladesh · 7% of children 5–17 (2025 survey)BulgariaBahamasBosnia and Herz.BelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African Rep.CanadaSwitzerlandChileChinaCôte d'IvoireCameroonDem. Rep. CongoCongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechiaGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican Rep.AlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaW. SaharaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland Is.FranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea-BissauEq. GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndia · 0.9% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)IrelandIranIraqIcelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJordanJapanKazakhstan · 6.8% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)KenyaKyrgyzstan · 18% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)CambodiaSouth KoreaKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri Lanka · 0.8% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)LesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepal · 8.8% of children 5–17 (2017 survey)New ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayPalestineQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSudanSenegalSolomon Is.Sierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaSerbiaS. SudanSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSwedeneSwatiniSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistan · 0.3% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)Timor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanTanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited States of AmericaUzbekistan · 17.8% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)VenezuelaVietnamVanuatuKosovoYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
under 1%1–5%5–10%10–20%20–30%30% and overno survey in source

Surveyed readings, ranked

  1. 1Kyrgyzstan18% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  2. 2Uzbekistan17.8% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  3. 3Afghanistan13.3% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  4. 4Nepal8.8% of children 5–17 (2017 survey)
  5. 5Bangladesh7% of children 5–17 (2025 survey)
  6. 6Kazakhstan6.8% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)
  7. 7India0.9% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)
  8. 8Sri Lanka0.8% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)
  9. 9Turkmenistan0.3% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)

No reading in this measureBhutan, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan

Other regionsEastern & South-Eastern Asia, Europe & Northern America, Latin America & the Caribbean, Northern Africa & Western Asia, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa

Relationships

Showing 14 of 14

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

Placement14

includesAfghanistanCountryRegistry fact
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubEntered2 July 2026

includesBangladeshCountryRegistry fact
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includesBhutanCountryRegistry fact
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includesIndiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesIranCountryRegistry fact
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includesKazakhstanCountryRegistry fact
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includesKyrgyzstanCountryRegistry fact
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includesMaldivesCountryRegistry fact
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includesNepalCountryRegistry fact
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includesPakistanCountryRegistry fact
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includesSri LankaCountryRegistry fact
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includesTajikistanCountryRegistry fact
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includesTurkmenistanCountryRegistry fact
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includesUzbekistanCountryRegistry fact
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubEntered2 July 2026

Facts
has the published reading26.3Registry fact
As reportedDisplay26.3 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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Stated by the official register itself.

SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2020Entered3 July 2026

has the published reading5.5Registry fact
As reportedDisplay5.5%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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Stated by the official register itself.

SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2020Entered3 July 2026

has the published reading17Registry fact
As reportedDisplay17.0 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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Stated by the official register itself.

SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2024Entered2 July 2026

has the published reading3.4Registry fact
As reportedDisplay3.4%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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Stated by the official register itself.

SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubObserved2024Entered2 July 2026

Timeline and gaps
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  • No identifier is held yet.

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Not shown:No contested claim is held.

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Sources
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ILO & UNICEF