{"id": 1227406, "name": "Share of children in child labor (total, 5-11)", "unit": "%", "createdAt": "2026-04-17T13:19:54.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-05-07T16:40:45.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "2008-2024", "datasetId": 7798, "shortUnit": "%", "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "share_child_labor__sex_total__age_5_11", "catalogPath": "grapher/un/2026-04-08/child_labor_report/child_labor#share_child_labor__sex_total__age_5_11", "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 2024}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2020}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 367389, "name": "Africa (ILO)", "code": null}, {"id": 372030, "name": "Americas (ILO)", "code": null}, {"id": 372038, "name": "Arab States (ILO)", "code": null}, {"id": 372033, "name": "Asia and the Pacific (ILO)", "code": null}, {"id": 371807, "name": "Central and Southern Asia (UN SDG)", "code": "UNSDG_CSA"}, {"id": 371806, "name": "Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UN SDG)", "code": "UNSDG_ESEA"}, {"id": 372039, "name": "Europe and Central Asia (ILO)", "code": null}, {"id": 369228, "name": "Europe and Northern America (UN SDG)", "code": "UNSDG_ENA"}, {"id": 372015, "name": "Latin America and the Caribbean (ILO)", "code": null}, {"id": 303592, "name": "Latin America and the Caribbean (UN SDG)", "code": "UNSDG_LAC"}, {"id": 371808, "name": "Northern Africa and Western Asia (UN SDG)", "code": "UNSDG_NAWA"}, {"id": 303599, "name": "Oceania (UN SDG)", "code": "UNSDG_OC"}, {"id": 372037, "name": "Sub-Saharan Africa (ILO)", "code": null}, {"id": 303605, "name": "Sub-Saharan Africa (UN SDG)", "code": "UNSDG_SSA"}, {"id": 355, "name": "World", "code": "OWID_WRL"}]}}, "descriptionShort": "Percentage of children aged 5-11 who are either working at an age that is too young for them to be employed, or doing work that \u2014 by its nature or conditions \u2014 is likely to harm their health, safety, or morals.", "type": "float", "grapherConfigIdETL": "019d9b99-18a8-7752-900b-5768a5870588", "dataChecksum": "6683061222245144719", "metadataChecksum": "-5988957006872596052", "datasetName": "ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour", "updatePeriodDays": 429, "datasetVersion": "2026-04-08", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"name": "Share of children in child labor (5-11)", "unit": "%", "shortUnit": "%", "tolerance": 0, "numDecimalPlaces": 1}, "schemaVersion": 2, "processingLevel": "minor", "presentation": {"attributionShort": "ILO and UNICEF", "topicTagsLinks": ["Child Labor"]}, "descriptionKey": ["Child labor for children aged 5-11 is defined as those who did at least one hour of economic activity during the reference week.", "The definition of child labor also includes children who are doing hazardous work, those who work in hazardous occupations, hazardous industries (mining, quarrying and construction) or working long hours (more than 43 hours per week). The full list of hazardous occupations can be found in the [Methodology of the ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour documentation](https://www.ilo.org/publications/methodology-2024-ilo-unicef-global-estimates-child-labour).", "Unpaid household chores \u2014 such as cooking, cleaning, and childcare performed within a child's own home \u2014 are not counted as child labor under this definition.", "The data does not include the worst forms of child labor that cannot be measured through surveys (trafficking, forced labor, etc.).", "This data comes from nationally representative household surveys, covering around 60% of the global population of children. To construct a global series with complete coverage, the [International Labour Organization (ILO)](#dod:ilo) and UNICEF use a statistical model to estimate child labor prevalence in countries with missing data. You can read more about how these estimates are produced in the [Methodology of the ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour documentation](https://www.ilo.org/publications/methodology-2024-ilo-unicef-global-estimates-child-labour)."], "origins": [{"id": 14349, "titleSnapshot": "ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour - By Region, Sex and Age", "title": "ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour", "descriptionSnapshot": "Percentage and number (in thousands) of children aged 5 to 17 years in child labour, disaggregated by ILO regions, SDG regions, and UNICEF regions, broken down by sex (total, boys, girls) and age group (5\u201311, 12\u201314, 15\u201317, 5\u201317 years). Also includes shares not in school and distribution across economic sectors (agriculture, industry, services). Data are from the statistical annex of the ILO-UNICEF 2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour report.", "description": "The ILO-UNICEF 2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour provides an overview of child labour patterns and trends. It also describes the evolving profile of children in child labour, outlines the nature of child labour and where it is concentrated, and explores the impact of child labour on schooling. The report concludes with a discussion of the road ahead.", "producer": "International Labour Organization and UNICEF", "citationFull": "International Labour Organization and United Nations Children\u2019s Fund, Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward, ILO and UNICEF, Geneva and New York, 2025. 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Data are from the statistical annex of the ILO-UNICEF 2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour report.", "description": "The ILO-UNICEF 2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour provides an overview of child labour patterns and trends. It also describes the evolving profile of children in child labour, outlines the nature of child labour and where it is concentrated, and explores the impact of child labour on schooling. The report concludes with a discussion of the road ahead.", "producer": "International Labour Organization and UNICEF", "citationFull": "International Labour Organization and United Nations Children's Fund, Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward, ILO and UNICEF, Geneva and New York, 2025. 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