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People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IndiaIndia 26.97 million 2013
2 NigeriaNigeria 11.4 million 2013
3 EthiopiaEthiopia 10.69 million 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 8.68 million 2013
4 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 8.28 million 2013
5 BangladeshBangladesh 4.49 million 2013
6 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.03 million 2013
7 AfghanistanAfghanistan 3.25 million 2013
8 TanzaniaTanzania 2.82 million 2013
9 HaitiHaiti 2.59 million 2013
10 PeruPeru 2.55 million 2013
11 VietnamVietnam 2.55 million 2013
12 NepalNepal 2.47 million 2013
13 KenyaKenya 2.15 million 2013
14 MadagascarMadagascar 1.83 million 2013
15 GhanaGhana 1.81 million 2013
16 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.8 million 2013
17 NigerNiger 1.56 million 2013
18 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.52 million 2013
19 MaliMali 1.49 million 2013
20 ChadChad 1.48 million 2013
21 CameroonCameroon 1.4 million 2013
22 MozambiqueMozambique 1.37 million 2013
23 CambodiaCambodia 1.35 million 2013
24 YemenYemen 1.33 million 2013
25 SomaliaSomalia 1.15 million 2013
26 MexicoMexico 1.11 million 2013
27 EgyptEgypt 1.07 million 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.04 million 2013
28 BeninBenin 1.02 million 2013
29 ZambiaZambia 1 million 2013
30 MalawiMalawi 993,318 2013
31 ColombiaColombia 988,362 2013
32 BrazilBrazil 959,942 2013
33 GuatemalaGuatemala 929,852 2013
34 AngolaAngola 832,895 2013
35 ThailandThailand 818,399 2013
36 RwandaRwanda 783,113 2013
37 TogoTogo 774,801 2013
38 IraqIraq 715,737 2013
39 SenegalSenegal 657,216 2013
40 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 573,287 2013
41 GuineaGuinea 571,774 2013
42 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 563,920 2013
43 BoliviaBolivia 553,323 2013
44 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 532,518 2013
45 MoroccoMorocco 500,960 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 473,794.17 2013
46 ArgentinaArgentina 435,252 2013
47 BurundiBurundi 433,187 2013
48 VenezuelaVenezuela 404,092 2013
49 UkraineUkraine 356,213 2013
50 TurkeyTurkey 321,866 2013
51 AlgeriaAlgeria 304,358 2013
52 HondurasHonduras 280,809 2013
53 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 252,171 2013
54 EcuadorEcuador 227,599 2013
55 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 226,316 2013
56 NicaraguaNicaragua 223,992 2013
57 ParaguayParaguay 205,297 2013
58 SyriaSyria 192,915 2013
59 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 180,423 2013
60 El SalvadorEl Salvador 179,303 2013
61 LiberiaLiberia 177,160 2013
62 LaosLaos 175,138 2013
63 TajikistanTajikistan 164,432 2013
64 MauritaniaMauritania 127,251 2013
65 UgandaUganda 117,266 2013
66 GeorgiaGeorgia 113,106 2013
67 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 106,626 2013
68 MongoliaMongolia 106,203 2013
69 The GambiaThe Gambia 103,389 2013
70 LesothoLesotho 103,020 2013
71 ChileChile 82,882 2013
72 AlbaniaAlbania 72,818 2013
73 MoldovaMoldova 72,364 2013
74 PanamaPanama 59,294 2013
75 KazakhstanKazakhstan 59,254 2013
76 LebanonLebanon 54,387 2013
77 BelarusBelarus 54,218 2013
78 UruguayUruguay 51,879 2013
79 BotswanaBotswana 45,036 2013
80 ComorosComoros 39,550 2013
81 Costa RicaCosta Rica 39,082 2013
82 JamaicaJamaica 38,516 2013
83 PortugalPortugal 36,569 2013
84 SerbiaSerbia 36,141 2013
85 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 35,382 2013
86 GuyanaGuyana 30,255 2013
87 SwazilandSwaziland 28,043 2013
88 BelizeBelize 27,751 2013
89 RomaniaRomania 26,658 2013
90 BhutanBhutan 25,801 2013
91 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 24,722 2013
92 ArmeniaArmenia 19,596 2013
93 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 16,782 2013
94 DjiboutiDjibouti 13,176 2013
95 East TimorEast Timor 10,510 2013
96 MontenegroMontenegro 8,520 2013
97 SurinameSuriname 6,094 2013
98 BahrainBahrain 5,530 2013
99 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 3,235 2013
100 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,948 2013
101 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,201 2013

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Interesting observations about People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number

  • India ranked first for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Nigeria ranked first for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
  • Haiti ranked first for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Former French colonies in 2013.
  • Peru ranked first for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2013.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Landlocked countries in 2013.
  • Bangladesh ranked second for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
  • Iraq ranked 4th last for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Failed states in 2013.
  • All of the top 2 countries by child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number are Former British Colonies'.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked second for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Mexico ranked third for child labor > children ages 5-14 > total number amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2013.
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