Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14)

Definition: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.

Description: The map below shows how Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Guinea, with a value of 98.60. The country with the lowest value in the world is Belarus, with a value of 0.00.

Source: Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

More maps: Africa | Asia | Central America & the Caribbean | Europe | Middle East | North America | Oceania | South America | World |