Northern Africa & Western Asia

TypeRegion
Relationships24
Sourced claims28
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 fact28
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 EmiratesArgentinaArmenia · 3.9% of children 5–17 (2015 survey)Fr. S. Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijan · 4.8% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)BurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaBahamasBosnia and Herz.BelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African Rep.CanadaSwitzerlandChileChinaCôte d'IvoireCameroonDem. Rep. CongoCongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechiaGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican Rep.Algeria · 1.9% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)EcuadorEgypt · 8.5% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)EritreaW. SaharaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland Is.FranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgia · 1.5% of children 5–17 (2015 survey)GhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea-BissauEq. GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIrelandIranIraq · 3.1% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)IcelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJordan · 1.2% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)JapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibya · 2.7% of children 5–17 (2025 survey)Sri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayPalestine (West Bank & Gaza) · 6.3% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)QatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSudan · 15% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)SenegalSolomon Is.Sierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaSerbiaS. SudanSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSwedeneSwatiniSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTunisia · 1.7% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)Türkiye · 5.6% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)TaiwanTanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited States of AmericaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuKosovoYemen · 7.7% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)South AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
under 1%1–5%5–10%10–20%20–30%30% and overno survey in source

Surveyed readings, ranked

  1. 1Sudan15% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  2. 2Egypt8.5% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  3. 3Yemen7.7% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  4. 4Palestine (West Bank & Gaza)6.3% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)
  5. 5Türkiye5.6% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  6. 6Azerbaijan4.8% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  7. 7Armenia3.9% of children 5–17 (2015 survey)
  8. 8Iraq3.1% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)
  9. 9Libya2.7% of children 5–17 (2025 survey)
  10. 10Algeria1.9% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)
  11. 11Tunisia1.7% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  12. 12Georgia1.5% of children 5–17 (2015 survey)
  13. 13Jordan1.2% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)

No reading in this measureIsrael, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara

Other regionsCentral & Southern Asia, Eastern & South-Eastern Asia, Europe & Northern America, Latin America & the Caribbean, 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.

Placement24

includesAlgeriaCountryRegistry fact
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubEntered2 July 2026

includesArmeniaCountryRegistry fact
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includesAzerbaijanCountryRegistry fact
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includesBahrainCountryRegistry fact
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includesEgyptCountryRegistry fact
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includesGeorgiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesIraqCountryRegistry fact
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includesIsraelCountryRegistry fact
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includesJordanCountryRegistry fact
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includesKuwaitCountryRegistry fact
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includesLebanonCountryRegistry fact
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includesLibyaCountryRegistry fact
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includesMoroccoCountryRegistry fact
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includesOmanCountryRegistry fact
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includesQatarCountryRegistry fact
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includesSaudi ArabiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesSudanCountryRegistry fact
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includesSyriaCountryRegistry fact
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includesTunisiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesTürkiyeCountryRegistry fact
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includesYemenCountryRegistry fact
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SourceILO & UNICEFOriginmtoto-hubEntered2 July 2026

Facts
has the published reading10.1Registry fact
As reportedDisplay10.1 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 reading7.8Registry fact
As reportedDisplay7.8%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 reading12.2Registry fact
As reportedDisplay12.2 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 reading8.3Registry fact
As reportedDisplay8.3%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
Gaps in the record
  • 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.

Not shown:No other name is held.

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Sources
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ILO & UNICEF