Child Labor Statistics

2022 Working Children Situation
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The total population of children aged 5 to 17 years old was estimated at 31.71 million in 2022. This was higher than the total number reported in 2021 at  and in 2020 at 31.17 million.
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2021 Working Children Situation
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The total population of children 5 to 17 years old was estimated at 31.64 million in 2021. Of the estimated 31.64 million children 5 to 17 years old in 2021, 1.37 million or 4.3 percent were working.
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Working Children and Child Labor Situation
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The total population of children 5 to 17 years old was estimated at 31.17 million in 2020. This was higher than the total number of Filipino children 5 to 17 years of age registered in 2019 at 30.50 million. Of the estimated 31.17 million children…
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Estimated Number of Working Children 5 to 17 Years Old Who Worked During The Past Week Was 3.3 Million (Final Results of the 2011 Survey on Children)
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Based on the final results of the 2011 SOC, the estimated number of children aged 5 to 17 years who worked for at least one hour during the past week in October 2011 was 3.3 million. They accounted for 12.4 percent of the estimated 26.6 million…
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Survey on Overseas Filipinos(SOF)
Survey on Children(SOC)
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(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
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Income and Employment Statistics Division
Social Sector Statistics Service
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