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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Nov 2009 Statistical table Download File Countries and territories Child labour, 5-14 years (%),1999-2008* Total Male Female Afghanistan 30 28 33 Albania 12 14 9 Algeria 5 6 4 Andorra – – – Angola 24 22 25 Antigua and Barbuda – – – Argentina 7 y 8 y 5 y Armenia 4 y – – Australia – – – Austria – – – Azerbaijan 7 y 8 y 5 y Bahamas – – – Bahrain 5 6 3 Bangladesh 13 18 8 Barbados – – – Belarus 5 6 4 Belgium – – – Belize 40 39 42 Benin 46 47 45 Bhutan 19 y 16 y 22 y Bolivia 22 22 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 7 4 Botswana – – – Brazil 6 y 7 y 4 y Brunei Darussalam – – – Bulgaria – – – Burkina Faso 47 y 46 y 48 y Burundi 19 19 19 Cambodia 45 y 45 y 45 y Cameroon 31 31 30 Canada – – – Cape Verde 3 y 4 y 3 y Central African Republic 47 44 49 Chad 53 54 51 Chile 3 3 2 China – – – Colombia 5 6 4 Comoros 27 26 28 Congo 25 24 25 Cook Islands – – – Costa Rica 5 6 3 Côte d'Ivoire 35 36 34 Croatia – – – Cuba – – – Cyprus – – – Czech Republic – – – Democratic People's Republic of Korea – – – Democratic Republic of the Congo 32 29 34 Denmark – – – Djibouti 8 8 8 Dominica – – – Dominican Republic 10 12 7 Ecuador 8 7 8 Egypt 7 8 5 El Salvador 6 y 9 y 4 y Equatorial Guinea 28 28 28 Eritrea – – – Estonia – – – Ethiopia 53 59 46 Fiji – – – Finland – – – France – – – Gabon – – – Gambia 25 20 29 Georgia 18 20 17 Germany – – – Ghana 34 34 34 Greece – – – Grenada – – – Guatemala 29 25 32 Guinea 25 26 24 Guinea-Bissau 39 41 37 Guyana 16 17 16 Haiti 21 22 19 Holy See – – – Honduras 16 16 15 Hungary – – – Iceland – – – India 12 12 12 Indonesia 4 y 5 y 4 y Iran (Islamic Republic of) – – – Iraq 11 12 9 Ireland – – – Israel – – – Italy – – – Jamaica 6 7 5 Japan – – – Jordan – – – Kazakhstan 2 2 2 Kenya 26 27 25 Kiribati – – – Kuwait – – – Kyrgyzstan 4 4 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11 10 13 Latvia – – – Lebanon 7 8 6 Lesotho 23 25 21 Liberia 21 21 21 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya – – – Liechtenstein – – – Lithuania – – – Luxembourg – – – Madagascar 32 36 28 Malawi 26 25 26 Malaysia – – – Maldives – – – Mali 34 35 33 Malta – – – Marshall Islands – – – Mauritania 16 18 15 Mauritius – – – Mexico 16 y 15 y 16 y Micronesia (Federated States of) – – – Monaco – – – Mongolia 18 19 17 Montenegro 4 5 4 Morocco 8 9 8 Mozambique 22 21 24 Myanmar – – – Namibia 13 y 15 y 12 y Nauru – – – Nepal 31 y 30 y 33 y Netherlands – – – New Zealand – – – Nicaragua 15 18 11 Niger 43 43 43 Nigeria 13 y – – Niue – – – Norway – – – Occupied Palestinian Territory – – – Oman – – – Pakistan – – – Palau – – – Panama 3 5 2 Papua New Guinea – – – Paraguay 15 17 12 Peru 19 20 19 Philippines 12 13 11 Poland – – – Portugal 3 y 4 y 3 y Qatar – – – Republic of Korea – – – Republic of Moldova 32 32 33 Romania 1 1 1 Russian Federation – – – Rwanda 35 36 35 Saint Kitts and Nevis – – – Saint Lucia – – – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – – – Samoa – – – San Marino – – – Sao Tome and Principe 8 8 7 Saudi Arabia – – – Senegal 22 24 21 Serbia 10 12 8 Seychelles – – – Sierra Leone 48 49 48 Singapore – – – Slovakia – – – Slovenia – – – Solomon Islands – – – Somalia 49 45 54 South Africa – – – Spain – – – Sri Lanka 8 9 7 Sudan 13 14 12 Suriname 6 7 5 Swaziland 9 9 9 Sweden – – – Switzerland – – – Syrian Arab Republic 4 5 3 Tajikistan 10 9 11 Thailand 8 8 8 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 6 7 5 Timor-Leste 4 4 4 Togo 29 29 30 Tonga – – – Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 Tunisia – – – Turkey 5 4 6 Turkmenistan – – – Tuvalu – – – Uganda 36 37 36 Ukraine 7 8 7 United Arab Emirates – – – United Kingdom – – – United Republic of Tanzania 36 37 34 United States – – – Uruguay 8 y 8 y 8 y Uzbekistan – – – Vanuatu – – – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8 9 6 Viet Nam 16 15 16 Yemen 23 21 24 Zambia 12 y 11 y 12 y Zimbabwe 13 y 12 y 14 y SUMMARY INDICATORS Africa 29 n 30 n 28 n Sub-Saharan Africa 33 n 34 n 32 n Eastern and Southern Africa 34 36 32 West and Central Africa 35 n 34 n 35 n Middle East and North Africa 10 11 9 Asia 12 ** 13 ** 12 ** South Asia 13 13 12 East Asia and Pacific 10 ** 10 ** 10 ** Latin America and Caribbean 10 11 10 CEE/CIS 6 6 6 Industrialized countries – – – Developing countries 16 *** 17 *** 16 *** Least developed countries 30 31 28 World – – – y Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. n Exludes Nigeria. * Data are for the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading. ** Excludes China. *** Excludes China and Nigeria.

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