According to the source, the 2020 calculations are based on the extrapolation of data from national household surveys. The new estimates use more than 100 household surveys covering two thirds of the world’s population of children aged 5 to 17 years.
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Distribution of children in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa 2020, by age
The majority of children participating in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa was aged **** years in 2020. According to estimates, ** percent of children involved in laboring belong to this age group. Overall, there were more than ** million children in child labor in the region as of the same year.
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Distribution of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1247668/distribution-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-age/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Distribution of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by age group." Chart. June 10, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1247668/distribution-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-age/
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Distribution of children aged 5-17 years in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020, by age group [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1247668/distribution-of-children-in-child-labor-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-age/
