4.12 Key Statistics of Child Labor Survey, 1995-96*

Sl.No. Characteristics Total Male Female
1. Child population, 5-14 years (000) 34455 17862 16595
2. Child labor force (000) 6584 3919 2665
3. Child labor force by age group      
  5-9 yrs.                    Number (000) 767 434 333
                                  Percent (%) 11.6 11.1 12.5
  10-14 yrs.                Number (000) 5817 3485 2332
                                  Percent (%) 88.4 88.9 87.5
4. Child labour force by  residence (000) 6584 3919 2665
  Urban 1136 637 499
  Rural 5448 3282 2166
5. Working child (employed) labour (000)      
  Bangladesh 6298 3769 2529
  Urban 1059 597 462
  Rural 5239 3172 2067
6. Not working (unemployed, 10-14 yrs) child (000) 286 150 136
7. Not in child labour force (000)      
  Total 28000 14008 13992
  Students 25825 13161 12664
  Household workers and others 2175 847 1328
8. Child Activity/Participation rates      
  Bangladesh 19.1 21.9 16.0
  Urban 15.2 16.5 13.8
  Rural 20.2 23.4 16.7
9. Working children by broad economic sectors      
  Agriculture:      
  Number (000) 4122 2529 1593
  Percent (%) 65.4 67.1 63.0
  Non-Agriculture:      
  Number (000) 2176 1240 936
  Percent (%) 34.4 32.9 37.0
10. Child labor force as % of total CLS 11.7 11.2 12.5
11. Wage employed child labor as % of total child labor      
  Number (000) 562 303 259
  Percent (%) 8.5 7.7 9.5
12. Child workers by major occupation (%)  
  Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Technical, admin. and managerial services 2.7 2.5 3.0
  Production and  transport laborers 4.9 4.3 5.9
  Clerical workers 0.3 0.4 0.0
  Sales workers 6.1 9.6 0.8
  Service workers 8.6 3.8 2.9
  Agri. forestry fisheries 71.2 70.2 72.8
  Not adequately defined (NAD) 6.2 9.2 1.6
13. Child workers by major industry (%)      
  Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Agriculture 65.4 67.1 63.0
  Manufacturing 8.2 9.7 7.0
  Transport/communication 1.8 3.0 0.1
  Other services 10.3 14.4 4.2
  Other activities including household services 14.3 6.8 25.7
14. Child workers by type and sector of employment (%)      
  Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Private (formal) 6.0 6.9 4.5
  Private (informal) 94.0 93.1 95.5
15. Employment status of child workers (%)      
  Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
  Employee 16.3 14.8 18.6
  Self-employed 4.7 6.1 2.5
  Unpaid family workers 63.5 58.4 71.2
  Apprentices 2.0 2.9 0.5
  Day labor/casual laborers 13.5 17.8 7.2
16. Average weekly hours worked (all working children) 25.6 26.9 23.8
17. Average weekly hours worked (regular working children) 48.0 45.0 51.0
18. Average daily wage rates (Taka) 16.0 17.0 14.0
19. Average monthly income (paid workers in Taka) 478.2 507.5 418.1
 
* Data relate to current status.  As on January, 1996.
Note: For details please see  "Report on National Sample Survey on Child Labour in Bangladesh, 1995-96",  BBS.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics