What is the minimum working age around the world?
How the minimum working age is treated in 106 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Under 14 25 countries (24%), including United States, Indonesia, Nigeria and Japan.
- 14–15 46 countries (43%), including India, Russia, Mexico and Philippines.
- 16+ 35 countries (33%), including China, Brazil, Spain and Argentina.
Under 14 25
14–15 46
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cayman Islands
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Greenland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Macau
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
- Yemen
16+ 35
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Barbados
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Jamaica
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint-Martin
- Serbia
- Sint Maarten
- Spain
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Legal working age; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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