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Share of children in child labor worldwide in 2024, by age and gender
Share of children in child labor globally 2024, by age and gender
In 2024, *** percent of children aged 12 to 14 years worldwide were in child labor. Almost eight percent of children in this age group were boys and ****percent girls. Boys were prevalent in every age group of working children in 2024.
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