share of children in the age group. This marked a decrease from around 113.6 million in 2008. Projected to decrease further over the next decade, the number is set to reach about 22.7 million in 2030.
The number of children involved in child labor across the Asia-Pacific region decreased continuously between 2008 and 2020. In 2020, approximately 48.7 million children aged five to 17 years were involved in child labor in APAC, equivalent to a 5.6 percent Number of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020, with forecasts for 2025 and 2030 (in millions)
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- Premium Statistic Crude birth rate East Asia 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Crude birth rate SEA 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Crude birth rate South Asia 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Adolescent fertility rate APAC 2020, by country
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Education
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- Premium Statistic Number of children enrolled in pre-primary education APAC 2019, by country
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Child labor
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- Premium Statistic Number of children in child labor APAC 2008-2020
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- Premium Statistic Share of working children APAC 2008-2020
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Vaccination
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- Premium Statistic Share of children immunized against measles APAC 2022, by country
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Number of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020, with forecasts for 2025 and 2030 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347092/apac-number-of-children-in-child-labor/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Number of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020, with forecasts for 2025 and 2030 (in millions)." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347092/apac-number-of-children-in-child-labor/
ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Number of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020, with forecasts for 2025 and 2030 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347092/apac-number-of-children-in-child-labor/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Number of Children in Child Labor in The Asia-pacific Region from 2008 to 2020, with Forecasts for 2025 and 2030 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347092/apac-number-of-children-in-child-labor/
ILO & UNICEF, Number of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020, with forecasts for 2025 and 2030 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347092/apac-number-of-children-in-child-labor/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region from 2008 to 2020, with forecasts for 2025 and 2030 (in millions) [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347092/apac-number-of-children-in-child-labor/