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Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Target Target 8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms

8.7.1 Proportion and number of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age


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Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age //5 to 14 years old//Both sexes (%)

Country/Area grouping200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Algeria...........................3.73.7..............................
Central African Republic.....................22.2.......................................
Comoros...........................20.4.................................
Ethiopia........................18.8.........40.5........................
Gabon...........................14.5.................................
Niger...........................28.8.................................
Eswatini.....................6.1.......................................
Tunisia........................1.81.8.................................
Burkina Faso.....................35.1.......................................