Child labour statistics
Numbers on the extent, characteristics and determinants of child labour are provided by national and sectorial statistical surveys carried out by member states. The ILO assists countries in the design, collection, documentation, processing, analysis and dissemination of child labour relevant knowledge. This page makes available a wealth of statistical resources and tools, data, reports, model questionnaires for child labour surveys; manuals and training kits on how to carry out child labour data collection; guidance on how to properly process and analyze the collected information; survey reports from around the world; research on critical statistical issues; and regular trend reports.
Key resources
Sampling for household-based surveys of child labour
ILO-IPEC interactive tools in sampling with household-based child labour surveys
2020 Global Estimates of Child Labour
Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward
Published for the first time jointly by the ILO and UNICEF, as co-custodians of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report takes stock of where we stand in the global effort to end child labour.
2020 Global Estimates of Child Labour
Number of children in child labour
Child labour is more prevalent among boys than girls at every age
The agricultural sector accounts for the largest share of child labour worldwide
Over one third of children in child labour are out of school