- WorldÂwide 218 milÂlion chilÂdren between 5 and 17 years are in employment.
Among them, 152 milÂlion are vicÂtims of child labour; almost half of them, 73 milÂlion, work in hazÂardous child labour. - In absolute terms, almost half of child labour (72.1 milÂlion) is to be found in Africa; 62.1 milÂlion in the Asia and the PacifÂic; 10.7 milÂlion in the AmerÂiÂcÂas; 1.2 milÂlion in the Arab States and 5.5 milÂlion in Europe and CenÂtral Asia.
- In terms of prevaÂlence, 1 in 5 chilÂdren in Africa (19.6%) are in child labour, whilst prevaÂlence in othÂer regions is between 3% and 7%: 2.9% in the Arab States (1 in 35 chilÂdren); 4.1% in Europe and CenÂtral Asia (1 in 25); 5.3% in the AmerÂiÂcÂas (1 in 19) and 7.4% in Asia and the PacifÂic region (1 in 14).
- Almost half of all 152 milÂlion chilÂdren vicÂtims of child labour are aged 5â11 years.
42 milÂlion (28%) are 12â14 years old; and 37 milÂlion (24%) are 15â17 years old. - HazÂardous child labour is most prevaÂlent among the 15â17 years old. NevÂerÂtheÂless up to a fourth of all hazÂardous child labour (19 milÂlion) is done by chilÂdren less than 12 years old.
- Among 152 milÂlion chilÂdren in child labour, 88 milÂlion are boys and 64 milÂlion are girls.
- 58% of all chilÂdren in child labour and 62% of all chilÂdren in hazÂardous work are boys. Boys appear to face a greater risk of child labour than girls, but this may also be a reflecÂtion of an under-reportÂing of girlsâ work, parÂticÂuÂlarÂly in domesÂtic child labour.
- Child labour is conÂcenÂtratÂed priÂmarÂiÂly in agriÂculÂture (71%), which includes fishÂing, forestry, liveÂstock herdÂing and aquaÂculÂture, and comÂprisÂes both subÂsisÂtence and comÂmerÂcial farmÂing; 17% in SerÂvices; and 12% in the IndusÂtriÂal secÂtor, includÂing mining.
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