TABLE 13 - Working Children (5 - 17 Years Old) by Age Group and Sex, Philippines: 2012 - January 2014

(In Thousands)

INDICATOR

2012

2013
Ave

Jan

Apr

Jul

Oct

Household Population
Total
5 - 9 Years Old
10 - 14 Years Old
15 - 17 Years Old

29,541
10,784
12,115
6,642

30,078
11,022
12,325
6,732

29,844
10,819
12,244
6,781

30,119
11,082
12,350
6,688

30,269
11,062
12,454
6,753

30,080
11,124
12,253
6,704

Boys
5 - 9 Years Old
10 - 14 Years Old
15 - 17 Years Old

15,040
5,482
6,189
3,369

15,300
5,630
6,268
3,402

15,232
5,563
6,229
3,440

15,260
5,624
6,289
3,347

15,423
5,630
6,367
3,426

15,286
5,702
6,189
3,395

Girls
5 - 9 Years Old
10 - 14 Years Old
15 - 17 Years Old

14,500
5,301
5,926
3,273

14,778
5,392
6,056
3,330

14,612
5,256
6,015
3,341

14,859
5,457
6,060
3,341

14,846
5,433
6,087
3,327

14,794
5,422
6,064
3,308

Total
5 - 9 Years Old
10 - 14 Years Old
15 - 17 Years Old

2,273
99
704
1,471

2,076
92
616
1,368

1,987
87
572
1,329

2,401
120
797
1,484

1,951
82
546
1,323

1,965
80
551
1,335

Boys
5 - 9 Years Old
10 - 14 Years Old
15 - 17 Years Old

1,448
54
446
949

1,336
51
385
901

1,283
49
361
872

1,527
65
493
969

1,253
47
339
866

1,283
42
345
896

Girls
5 - 9 Years Old
10 - 14 Years Old
15 - 17 Years Old

825
45
258
522

740
42
232
467

704
38
210
456

874
56
304
515

699
35
207
457

682
38
206
438

Working Children

Notes: 1. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

2. Estimates for January 2014 excludes Region VIII.
3. A child is considered working or economically active if at anytime during the reference period he engaged in any economic activity for at least one hour.
He may be studying, looking for work and/or housekeeping at the same time.
4. Statistical inquiries on working children focus on those aged 5 - 17 years based on the definition of a child as an individual below 18 years old (1989 UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child and ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, 1999).
Source of basic data: Philippine Statistics Authority, Labor Force Survey, Public Use Files.

Years Old) by Age Group and Sex, Philippines: 2012 - January 2014
(In Thousands)

2014
Jan

28,580
10,631
11,677
6,271
14,550
5,404
5,988
3,158
14,030
5,227
5,689
3,114

1,677
66
478
1,133
1,078
37
300
742
599
29
178
391

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