Child labour statistics

Numbers on the extent, characteristics and determinants of child labour are provided by the Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC), which is the statistical arm of IPEC. SIMPOC assists countries in the collection, documentation, processing and analysis of child labour relevant data. This website makes available a wealth of statistical tools, data, reports, like specific questionnaires for child labour surveys; manuals and training kits on how to carry out child labour data collection in households, schools and at the workplace; guidance on how to properly process and analyse the collected information; micro datasets and survey reports from around the world; research on critical statistical issues; regular trend reports.

Manuals	Workshops
Model questionnaires	Documents and publications

Latest publications

Publicación

Magnitud y características del trabajo infantil y adolescente en el Paraguay - Encuesta Nacional de Actividades de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes (EANA) 2011 - Informe

11 April 2013
National child labour survey

Report on the National Child Labour Survey 2010 of Lao PDR

18 January 2013
National child labour survey

Working children in the Republic of Yemen: The results of the 2010 National Child Labour Survey

15 January 2013

Key resources

Global child labour developments: Measuring trends from 2004 to 2008

The latest trend report provides new global and regional estimates on child labour for the year 2008 and compares them with the previous 2004 estimates.
CL-Info 1.1

New database system that helps in organizing and presenting indicators of children's activities derived from SIMPOC-assisted national household surveys.
Sampling for household-based surveys of child labour

This manual presents a wide range of sampling techniques for household-based child labour surveys with a particular emphasis on sampling design and selection procedures. It is meant to assist survey professionals in statistical offices, universities and research organizations.

Resolution on child labour statistics

18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 2008