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Labor > Child labor > Both sexes: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of all children 5-11 years old who do at least one hour of econmic activity a week or at least 28 hours of househould chores. Children 12-14 are included if they peformed at least 14 hours of economic activiy or at least 28 hours of household chores.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SomaliaSomalia 49% 2011
2 BeninBenin 46% 2011
3 NigerNiger 43% 2011
4 ZambiaZambia 41% 2011
5 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 39% 2011
6 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 38% 2011
7 CambodiaCambodia 37% 2011
=8 PeruPeru 34% 2011
=8 GhanaGhana 34% 2011
=8 NepalNepal 34% 2011
11 CameroonCameroon 31% 2011
=12 RwandaRwanda 29% 2011
=12 NigeriaNigeria 29% 2011
=12 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 29% 2011
=15 MadagascarMadagascar 28% 2011
=15 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 28% 2011
=15 TogoTogo 28% 2011
=18 EthiopiaEthiopia 27% 2011
=18 ComorosComoros 27% 2011
=20 MalawiMalawi 26% 2011
=20 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 26% 2011
=20 BoliviaBolivia 26% 2011
=20 KenyaKenya 26% 2011
=20 ChadChad 26% 2011
=20 BurundiBurundi 26% 2011
=26 GuineaGuinea 25% 2011
=26 UgandaUganda 25% 2011
=26 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 25% 2011
29 AngolaAngola 24% 2011
=30 YemenYemen 23% 2011
=30 LesothoLesotho 23% 2011
32 MozambiqueMozambique 22% 2011
=33 LiberiaLiberia 21% 2011
=33 TanzaniaTanzania 21% 2011
=33 GuatemalaGuatemala 21% 2011
=33 MaliMali 21% 2011
=33 HaitiHaiti 21% 2011
38 GambiaGambia 19% 2011
39 GeorgiaGeorgia 18% 2011
40 SenegalSenegal 17% 2011
=41 MoldovaMoldova 16% 2011
=41 MauritaniaMauritania 16% 2011
=41 GuyanaGuyana 16% 2011
=41 HondurasHonduras 16% 2011
=45 ParaguayParaguay 15% 2011
=45 NicaraguaNicaragua 15% 2011
=47 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 13% 2011
=47 BangladeshBangladesh 13% 2011
=47 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 13% 2011
=50 IndiaIndia 12% 2011
=50 AlbaniaAlbania 12% 2011
=52 IraqIraq 11% 2011
=52 LaosLaos 11% 2011
=54 MongoliaMongolia 10% 2011
=54 MontenegroMontenegro 10% 2011
=54 AfghanistanAfghanistan 10% 2011
=54 TajikistanTajikistan 10% 2011
=58 BotswanaBotswana 9% 2011
=58 ColombiaColombia 9% 2011
=60 DjiboutiDjibouti 8% 2011
=60 UruguayUruguay 8% 2011
=60 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 8% 2011
=60 VenezuelaVenezuela 8% 2011
=60 MoroccoMorocco 8% 2011
=60 ThailandThailand 8% 2011
=60 EcuadorEcuador 8% 2011
=67 EgyptEgypt 7% 2011
=67 VietnamVietnam 7% 2011
=67 UkraineUkraine 7% 2011
=67 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7% 2011
=67 ArgentinaArgentina 7% 2011
=67 PanamaPanama 7% 2011
=67 IndonesiaIndonesia 7% 2011
=67 SwazilandSwaziland 7% 2011
=75 JamaicaJamaica 6% 2011
=75 SurinameSuriname 6% 2011
=75 BelizeBelize 6% 2011
=78 AlgeriaAlgeria 5% 2011
=78 BelarusBelarus 5% 2011
=78 MexicoMexico 5% 2011
=78 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5% 2011
=78 Costa RicaCosta Rica 5% 2011
=78 BahrainBahrain 5% 2011
=78 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 5% 2011
=85 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4% 2011
=85 ArmeniaArmenia 4% 2011
=85 SerbiaSerbia 4% 2011
=85 SyriaSyria 4% 2011
=85 East TimorEast Timor 4% 2011
=90 BhutanBhutan 3% 2011
=90 ChileChile 3% 2011
=90 BrazilBrazil 3% 2011
=90 Cape VerdeCape Verde 3% 2011
=90 PortugalPortugal 3% 2011
=90 TurkeyTurkey 3% 2011
=96 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2% 2011
=96 JordanJordan 2% 2011
=96 LebanonLebanon 2% 2011
=99 RomaniaRomania 1% 2011
=99 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1% 2011

Citation

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Interesting observations about Labor > Child labor > Both sexes

  • Somalia has had the highest child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Benin has ranked #2 in child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Niger has ranked #3 in child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Zambia has ranked #4 in child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Lebanon has ranked 5th from the bottom for child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Burkina Faso has ranked #5 in child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Guinea-Bissau has ranked #6 in child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Cambodia has ranked #7 in child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Peru has ranked in the top 8 for child labor > both sexes since 2002.
  • Ghana has ranked in the top 9 for child labor > both sexes since 2002.
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