Child Labour

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1 Punjab
1.1 Child Labour in Punjab (%)
1.2 Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry
1.3 Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation
2 KP
2.1 Child Labour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (%)
2.2 Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry
2.3 Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation
3 GB
3.1 Child Labour in Gilgit-Baltistan (%)
3.2 Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry
3.3 Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation

Punjab

Child Labour in Punjab (%)
Age Total Boys Girls
5-14 Years 13.4 16.8 9.7
5-17 Years 16.9 21.8 11.5
Source: PCLS 2019-20

 

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)

 

Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation
Major group of occupations
Characteristics Service & sales workers Skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers Craft and related trades workers Plant and machine operators Elementary occupations Other Occupations Total Number of children
Both sexes
Total 7.8 40 15.8 2.9 32.8 0.7 6,026,931
5-9 4.5 44.5 5 0.4 45.5 0.1 778,088
10-14 6.8 44.6 11.9 1.9 34.5 0.4 3,050,559
15-17 10.4 32.1 25 5.2 25.9 1.4 2,198,283
Boys
Total 10.8 35.8 15.7 4.1 33.1 0.6 4,058,685
5-9 6.2 45.7 4.7 0.4 42.9 0.1 481,213
10-14 9.5 40.8 11.5 2.8 35.2 0.3 2,019,683
15-17 14 26.2 24.4 7 27.3 1 1,557,789
Girls
Total 1.7 48.8 16 0.5 32.1 0.9 1,967,933
5-9 1.7 42.7 5.4 0.4 49.7 0.1 296,875
10-14 1.6 52 12.5 0.4 33.1 0.4 1,030,564
15-17 1.8 46.4 26.5 0.7 22.4 2.2 640,494
Source: PCLS (2019-2020)

 

KP

 

Child Labour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (%)
Age Total Boys Girls
5-17 Years 9 11.7 5.9
5-11 Years 5.3 5.9 4.7
12-13 Years 10.9 14.3 7.2
14-17 Years 15.5 22.3 7.9
Source: KP-CLS 2022

 

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

 

Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation
Major group of occupations
Characteristics Service & sales workers Skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers Craft and related trades workers Plant and machine operators Elementary occupations Other Occupations Total Number of children
Both sexes
Total 7.8 16.5 11.7 1.3 61.6 1.1 735,877
5-11 5.2 20.2 3.6 0.2 70.4 0.4 247,661
12-13 6.5 17.1 11.2 0.6 64.2 0.5 144,661
14-17 10.2 13.6 17.8 2.4 54.2 1.8 343,555
Boys
Total 10.3 15.9 13.6 1.8 57.2 1.3 510,004
5-11 7 21.5 5.2 0.3 65.5 0.6 145,742
12-13 8.5 18 13 0.7 59 0.7 100,423
14-17 12.8 11.9 18.4 3.1 52 1.9 263,839
Girls
Total 2.2 17.9 7.6 0.1 71.6 0.6 225,866
5-11 2.6 18.4 1.4 0.1 77.4 0.2 101,919
12-13 1.8 15.1 7 0.3 75.9 0 44,231
14-17 1.8 18.9 15.9 0.1 61.7 1.5 79,716
Source: KP-CLS (2022)

 

GB

Child Labour in Gilgit-Baltistan (%)
Age Total Boys Girls
5-17 Years 13.1 13.6 12.6
5-9 Years 4.2 4.3 4.1
10-13 Years 16.4 17.2 15.7
14-17 Years 23.7 25.1 22.3
Source: GB-CLS 2018-19

 

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)

 

Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation
Major group of occupations
Characteristics Service & sales workers Skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers Craft and related trades workers Plant and machine operators Elementary occupations Other Occupations Total Number of children
Both sexes
Total 2.4 41.3 3.2 0.4 52.5 0.1 49,419
5-9 0.6 30.6 0.4 0 68.4 0 6,743
10-13 1.6 42.1 1 0.2 54.9 0.1 19,266
14-17 3.6 43.7 5.9 0.8 45.8 0.2 23,409
Boys
Total 4.1 41 3.8 0.8 50.1 0.2 26,673
5-9 0.3 22.6 0.8 0 76.3 0 3,009
10-13 0.9 38 0.7 0 60.5 0 9,208
14-17 0.1 50.4 4.8 0 44.5 0.2 10,529
Girls
Total 0.4 41.7 2.6 0 55.2 0.1 22,746
5-9 0.3 22.6 0.8 0 76.3 0 3,009
10-13 0.9 38 0.7 0 60.5 0 9,208
14-17 0.1 50.4 4.8 0 44.5 0.2 10,529
Source: GB-CLS (2018-2019)
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