Proportion of children aged 5-17 in child labour

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Headline data

8.7.1.a. Proportion of children aged 5-17 in child labour
Year Value
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2025 11.833

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Geographical Area: The Republic of Moldova, without the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: Percent, %

Footnote: For the SDG purposes, when estimating this indicator, only the hours worked and the age of the child are taken into account. Activities/occupations forbidden to children or other hazardous working conditions are not taken into account.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 8.7.1.a: Share of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labour
Definition and concepts

„Child labour” comprises work that children are too young to perform and/or work that, by its nature or circumstances, is likely to harm children’s health, safety or morals
Unit of measure

Percent, %
Other methodological considerations
<p>Accordind to the International Conventions, child labour is work that children should not be doing because (a) they are too young or (b) is likely to harm their health, safety or morals, due to its nature or the conditions in which it is carried out.</p> <p>Child labour includes those activities/work that are carried out in activities and/or occupations forbidden to children; and/or in dangerous conditions; or that take excessive working hours.</p>
Method of computation

The proporion of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour is calculated as the number of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour divided by the total number of children aged 5-17 years * 100
Comparability with global indicator
<p>Total corresponding with Series:</p> <p>- SL_TLF_CHLDEA - Proportion of children engaged in economic activity [8.7.1]</p> <p>- SL_TLF_CHLDEC - Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores [8.7.1]</p>
Periodicity

Once in 10 or more years
Data last updated Jul 14, 2026
Metadata last updated Jul 14, 2026

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 8.7.1.a: Proportion and number of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
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.
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-08-07-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

ILO, UNICEF

Source 1

Data sources

“Children’s Activities” survey, as an ad-hoc module to the Labour Force Survey
Data producers

National Bureau of Statistics
Data providers

National Bureau of Statistics
Institutional mandate

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
Link to data source Report ”Children activities” opens in a new window
Contact details

ALERGUS-SOLOVIOV Mariana, head, Labour Force Statistics Division, National Bureau of Statistics, mariana.alergus@statistica.gov.md , +373 67770786
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