A 2022 report on child labor in Nigeria, published by the National Bureau of Statistics in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, highlights alarming figures. It indicates that four out of every 10 children in Nigeria, approximately 24.67 million out of 62.90 million children aged between five and 17, are engaged in exploitative or injurious forms of labor. The breakdown by age groups reveals that the majority of child laborers are aged 5-11 (60.8%), followed by those aged 12-14 (20.8%), and 15-17 (18.4%). Additionally, the survey shows that boys (39.6%) are slightly more affected by child labor than girls (38.8%), and rural areas (44.8%) have a higher prevalence of child labor compared to urban areas (30%).
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Updated on May 3, 2024