Sub-Saharan Africa

TypeRegion
Relationships49
Sourced claims53
CheckedOctober 2026
Most recent entry3 July 2026
First recordedJuly 2026
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Registry fact53
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Share of children aged 5 to 17 in child labour, from each country’s latest household survey

N. CyprusSomalilandAfghanistanAngola · 8.5% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)AlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFr. S. Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBurundi · 53.5% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)BelgiumBenin · 16% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)Burkina Faso · 18.4% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)BangladeshBulgariaBahamasBosnia and Herz.BelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African Republic · 18.4% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)CanadaSwitzerlandChileChinaIvory Coast · 12.8% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)Cameroon · 33.4% of children 5–17 (2014 survey)Democratic Republic of the Congo · 7.5% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)Republic of the Congo · 10.8% of children 5–17 (2015 survey)ColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechiaGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican Rep.AlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaW. SaharaSpainEstoniaEthiopia · 18.7% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)FinlandFijiFalkland Is.FranceGabon · 5.4% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)United KingdomGeorgiaGhana · 5.5% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)Guinea · 19.5% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)Gambia · 15.1% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)Guinea-Bissau · 30.4% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)Eq. GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIrelandIranIraqIcelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJordanJapanKazakhstanKenya · 4.3% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)KyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberia · 21.1% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)LibyaSri LankaLesotho · 8.2% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)LithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascar · 24.7% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)MexicoMacedoniaMali · 21% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)MyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambique · 10.9% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)Mauritania · 3.1% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)Malawi · 24.1% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)MalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNiger · 42.4% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)Nigeria · 28.1% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)NicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayPalestineQatarRomaniaRussiaRwanda · 5.2% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)Saudi ArabiaSudanSenegal · 8.6% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)Solomon Is.Sierra Leone · 21% of children 5–17 (2017 survey)El SalvadorSomaliaSerbiaS. SudanSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenEswatini · 11.3% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)SyriaChad · 30.9% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)Togo · 25.7% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)ThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanTanzania · 15% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)Uganda · 40.1% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)UkraineUruguayUnited States of AmericaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuKosovoYemenSouth Africa · 7% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)Zambia · 16.7% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)Zimbabwe · 25.6% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)
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Surveyed readings, ranked

  1. 1Burundi53.5% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)
  2. 2Niger42.4% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  3. 3Uganda40.1% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)
  4. 4Cameroon33.4% of children 5–17 (2014 survey)
  5. 5Chad30.9% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)
  6. 6Guinea-Bissau30.4% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  7. 7Nigeria28.1% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  8. 8Togo25.7% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  9. 9Zimbabwe25.6% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)
  10. 10Madagascar24.7% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  11. 11Malawi24.1% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)
  12. 12Liberia21.1% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)
  13. 13Mali21% of children 5–17 (2020 survey)
  14. 13Sierra Leone21% of children 5–17 (2017 survey)
  15. 15Guinea19.5% of children 5–17 (2016 survey)
  16. 16Ethiopia18.7% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)
  17. 17Burkina Faso18.4% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  18. 17Central African Republic18.4% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)
  19. 19Zambia16.7% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  20. 20Benin16% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  21. 21Gambia15.1% of children 5–17 (2023 survey)
  22. 22Tanzania15% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)
  23. 23Ivory Coast12.8% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  24. 24Eswatini11.3% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  25. 25Mozambique10.9% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  26. 26Republic of the Congo10.8% of children 5–17 (2015 survey)
  27. 27Senegal8.6% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  28. 28Angola8.5% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)
  29. 29Lesotho8.2% of children 5–17 (2018 survey)
  30. 30Democratic Republic of the Congo7.5% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)
  31. 31South Africa7% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)
  32. 32Ghana5.5% of children 5–17 (2022 survey)
  33. 33Gabon5.4% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)
  34. 34Rwanda5.2% of children 5–17 (2024 survey)
  35. 35Kenya4.3% of children 5–17 (2021 survey)
  36. 36Mauritania3.1% of children 5–17 (2019 survey)

No reading in this measureBotswana, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Namibia, Somalia, South Sudan

Other regionsCentral & Southern Asia, Eastern & South-Eastern Asia, Europe & Northern America, Latin America & the Caribbean, Northern Africa & Western Asia, Oceania

Relationships

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includesAngolaCountryRegistry fact
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includesBeninCountryRegistry fact
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includesBotswanaCountryRegistry fact
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includesBurkina FasoCountryRegistry fact
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includesBurundiCountryRegistry fact
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includesCameroonCountryRegistry fact
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includesCape VerdeCountryRegistry fact
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includesChadCountryRegistry fact
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includesComorosCountryRegistry fact
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includesDjiboutiCountryRegistry fact
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includesEritreaCountryRegistry fact
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includesEswatiniCountryRegistry fact
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includesEthiopiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesGabonCountryRegistry fact
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includesGambiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesGhanaCountryRegistry fact
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includesGuineaCountryRegistry fact
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includesGuinea-BissauCountryRegistry fact
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includesIvory CoastCountryRegistry fact
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includesKenyaCountryRegistry fact
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includesLesothoCountryRegistry fact
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includesLiberiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesMadagascarCountryRegistry fact
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includesMalawiCountryRegistry fact
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includesMaliCountryRegistry fact
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includesMauritaniaCountryRegistry fact
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includesMauritiusCountryRegistry fact
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includesMozambiqueCountryRegistry fact
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includesNamibiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesNigerCountryRegistry fact
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includesNigeriaCountryRegistry fact
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includesRwandaCountryRegistry fact
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includesSenegalCountryRegistry fact
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includesSeychellesCountryRegistry fact
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includesSierra LeoneCountryRegistry fact
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includesSomaliaCountryRegistry fact
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includesSouth AfricaCountryRegistry fact
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includesSouth SudanCountryRegistry fact
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includesTanzaniaCountryRegistry fact
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includesTogoCountryRegistry fact
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includesUgandaCountryRegistry fact
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includesZambiaCountryRegistry fact
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includesZimbabweCountryRegistry fact
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Facts
has the published reading86.6Registry fact
As reportedDisplay86.6 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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has the published reading23.9Registry fact
As reportedDisplay23.9%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 reading86.6Registry fact
As reportedDisplay86.6 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 reading21.5Registry fact
As reportedDisplay21.5%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

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