What is the minimum working age in China?
16+
Minimum working age: 16.
China is one of 35 countries classified “16+” for the minimum working age — 33% of the 106 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legal working age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- North Korea
- 16+ Minimum working age: 16.
- South Korea
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 15.
- Macau
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 14.
- Hong Kong
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 13.
- Taiwan
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 15.
- Vietnam
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 15.
Other laws in China
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary
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