In 2020, 21.6 percent of children aged from 5 to 17 years in Africa were in child labor. The proportion of working 5-14 year olds in the Asia and Pacific region was at 5.6 percent in the same year.
Share of children in child labor in 2020, by region
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Share of children in child labor in 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264906/extent-of-child-labor-in-different-regions-of-the-world/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Share of children in child labor in 2020, by region." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264906/extent-of-child-labor-in-different-regions-of-the-world/
ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Share of children in child labor in 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264906/extent-of-child-labor-in-different-regions-of-the-world/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Share of Children in Child Labor in 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264906/extent-of-child-labor-in-different-regions-of-the-world/
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Share of children in child labor in 2020, by region [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264906/extent-of-child-labor-in-different-regions-of-the-world/