2021 Working Children Situation
Release Date: 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.
Technical Inquiries:
Mr. Adrian A. Cerezo
Assistant National Statistician
Social Sector Statistics Service
a.cerezo@psa.gov.ph
cc: ssss.staff@psa.gov.ph
Ms. Ma. Corazon L. De Luna
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
Officer-In-Charge
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Social Sector Statistics Service
iesd.staff@psa.gov.ph
Publication Inquiries:
Ms. Maria Belen B. Pecson
Librarian II
Knowledge Management and Communications Division
(632) 8462-6600 locals 820 or 823
info@psa.gov.ph