Africa has the highest incidence of child labor in the world. As of 2021, 26 percent of children aged 5-17 years in Sub-Saharan Africa were involved in child labor, according to estimates. Compared to 2012 and 2016, the rate has increased, peaking in 2021.
Percentage of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2021
The figures shown consider the percentage of child labor every four years.
According to the source, the calculations are based on the extrapolation of data from national household surveys. The new estimates use more than 100 household surveys covering two thirds of the world’s population of children aged 5 to 17 years.
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ILO, & UNICEF. (May 30, 2022). Percentage of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247455/percentage-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Percentage of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2021." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247455/percentage-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO, UNICEF. (2022). Percentage of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247455/percentage-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Percentage of Children Aged 5-17 Years in Child Labor in Sub-saharan Africa from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247455/percentage-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
ILO & UNICEF, Percentage of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247455/percentage-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247455/percentage-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa/
