Share of children in child labor APAC 2020, by gender and subregion

In 2020, boys were more likely to be involved in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region than girls, making up a share of over 65 percent of all children aged 5 to 17 years involved in labor in both surveyed subregions.The number of children in child labour in APAC amounted to approximately 48.7 million in 2020, equivalent to a 5.6 percent share of children in the age group. This marked a decrease from around 113.6 million in 2008.

在2020年，亚洲-太平洋地区从事童工的男孩比例高于女孩，占据了所有5至17岁参与劳动的儿童总数的65%以上。该地区从事童工的儿童数量约为4870万，占该年龄段儿童总数的5.6%，这一比例较2008年的1.136亿有所下降。