Child Labour by Industry

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KP

Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry
Industry
Characteristics Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing Water collection Construction Wholesale and retail trade Accommodation and food service activities Transportation and storage Other Industries
Total number of children in Child labour
Both sexes
Total 51.6 7.7 19.1 4.6 9.7 2.1 1.9 3.3 733,743
5-11 58.1 2.6 29.4 0.5 5.4 1.4 1.1 1.6 246,818
12-13 56.4 6.3 21.3 1.5 9.7 1.8 0.6 2.4 144,086
14-17 44.9 12 10.7 8.9 12.8 2.6 3.1 4.9 342,839
Boys
Total 54 8 9.7 6.4 13.1 2.9 2.7 3.2 508,152
5-11 65.1 3.6 18.2 0.6 7.5 2 1.6 1.3 145,016
12-13 61.1 6.3 11.8 1.9 13.1 2.6 0.9 2.4 100,030
14-17 45.1 11.1 4.3 11.4 16.2 3.4 4 4.6 263,105
Girls
Total 46.3 7.2 40.1 0.5 2 0.2 0.3 3.5 225,585
5-11 48 1.2 45.3 0.3 2.3 0.5 0.4 2 101,801
12-13 45.8 6.6 42.8 0.5 1.9 0 0.1 2.3 44,049
14-17 44.4 15.1 31.9 0.6 1.6 0.1 0.2 6.2 79,734
Source: KP-CLS 2022

 

Punjab

Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry
Industry
Characteristics Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing Water collection Construction Wholesale and retail trade Accommodation and food service activities Domestic Work Other Industries
Total number of children in Child labour
Both sexes
Total 55.3 13.6 11.8 2.8 8.8 1.8 1.7 4.3 6,032,940
5-9 63 4.9 23.9 0.2 4.7 0.8 1.3 1.2 779,391
10-14 61.2 10.6 13.4 1 7.7 1.5 2 2.6 3,054,873
15-17 44.4 20.8 5.2 6.1 11.8 2.6 1.4 7.6 2,198,676
Boys
Total 49.5 12.3 13.4 4 12.4 2.5 0.6 5.3 4,061,509
5-9 63.1 4.5 23.3 0.3 6.4 0.8 0.5 1 481,545
10-14 55.8 9.3 16.2 1.5 10.9 2.1 0.7 3.4 2,022,144
15-17 37.1 18.4 6.7 8.5 16.2 3.5 0.5 9 1,557,820
Girls
Total 67.2 16.3 8.5 0.2 1.3 0.5 3.9 2.2 1,971,120
5-9 62.8 5.4 24.9 0.1 1.9 0.8 2.5 1.4 297,846
10-14 71.6 13.1 8 0.1 1.3 0.4 4.4 1.1 1,032,418
15-17 62.2 26.6 1.6 0.3 0.9 0.4 3.7 4.2 640,856
Source: PCLS (2019-2020)

 

GB

Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry
Industry
Characteristics Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing Water collection Construction Wholesale and retail trade Transportation and storage Accommodation and food service activities Other Industries
Total number of children in Child labour
Both sexes
Total 76.2 2.1 13.7 3.4 2.4 0.4 0.9 0.9 49,514
5-9 67 0.3 29.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0 0.4 6,751
10-13 77.6 1.1 16.9 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.9 19,377
14-17 77.6 3.5 6.3 5.8 3.8 0.8 1.3 1.1 23,385
Boys
Total 78.5 1.7 6 6 4.3 0.8 1.6 1 26,761
5-9 77.1 0.5 18.8 1.3 1.6 0.4 0 0.3 3,730
10-13 85.7 1.1 6.5 2.2 2.2 0.2 1.3 0.9 10,165
14-17 73.3 2.6 2 10.3 6.7 1.5 2.3 1.3 12,866
Girls
Total 73.4 2.6 22.6 0.3 0.3 0 0.1 0.8 22,752
5-9 54.5 0 43.7 0.5 0.8 0 0 0.5 3,021
10-13 68.8 1.2 28.5 0.4 0.2 0 0.2 0.8 9,212
14-17 82.8 4.5 11.5 0.1 0.2 0 0 0.8 10,519
Source: GB-CLS (2018-2019)
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