[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash was 13.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 13.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2015.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.3% | — |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 13.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More infrastructure data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 33.9% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 3.3% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 74.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 12.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 14,578 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 13.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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