Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 15 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 1.6 7.2 KP 0.9 6.4 Sindh 2.2 7.5 Punjab 0.6 2.5 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)
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Prevalence of Child Marriage Among Girls in Pakistan Age Group Percentage of Girls Married Before the age of 18 18.30 Before the age of 15 4.70 Source: PDHS 2017-2018
Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 18 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 6.4 21.9 KP 5.3 26.3 Sindh 8.5 24.7 Punjab 3 13.8 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)
FIA Registration of FIRs on Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2021–2024) FIA Registration of FIRs (2021–2024) Year FIRs Registered 2021 53 2022 65 2023 51 2024 58 Source: FIA FIRs Registered on CSAM in 2024 (Section 22 of PECA) Cybercrime Reporting Centres FIRs Registered on local Complaints FIRs Registered on CyberTipline Reports FIRs Registered on Referrals from Embassies/ INTERPOL Total FIRs Total Accused Arrested ICT 6 1 1 8 8 Balochistan 2
Locally Registered OCSEA Complaints in Pakistan by Region (2023–2024) Region 2023 2024 ICT 7 8 Balochistan 3 13 KP 139 46 Sindh 10 29 Punjab 90 69 GB 1 6 Total 250 171 Source: FIA
Mental Health Problems (children age 5-17 years) Region Anxiety Depression Balochistan 5.2 4.4 KP 7 5.3 Punjab 3.7 2.7 Sindh 4 3.2 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19) Mental Health Issues (Punjab) 10-14 years Not in child Labour 11% In child labour 16.20% 15-17 Years Adolescents not in hazardous work 16.30% Adolescents in hazardous work 23.60% Source: Punjab Child Labour Survey 2018-2019 Mental Health Issues (KP) 10-17
Country-Specific Reports of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA), 2021–2024 Country 2021 2022 2023 2024 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 2,252,528 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 1,721,249 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 1,036,608 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 1,450,403 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 1,112,857 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 588,225 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167 762,754 327,865 Source: Cybertipline
Mortality Indicators – Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan (National, Provincial) – Life Expectancy and Maternal Mortality: Pakistan in Regional Context Healthcare Infrastructure and Service Delivery Mechanisms – Types of Health Facilities available in Pakistan – Registered Health Professionals and Population Coverage in Pakistan (2011-2023) Childhood Immunisation Coverage – Fully Immunised Children Aged 12–23 Months by Province (2021) – Routine Immunisation Coverage by Vaccine Type in Pakistan – Zero-dose Children in Pakistan: National and Provincial
Global Reported Cases of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), 2021–2024 Year Number of CSAM Cases 2021 29,309,106 2022 31,901,234 2023 35,925,098 2024 19,854,300 Source: Cybertipline
Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children under the Pakistan Penal Code (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2024) PPC Sections Details 0-5 YR 06-10 YR 11-15 YR 16-17 (under 18) 292A Exposure to seduction 0 3 11 3 354 Assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty 24 60 348 1778 354A Assault or use of criminal force to a woman and stripping her of her clothes 0 0
Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences in Balochistan (1 Jan 2022- 20 Sep 2024) Crime Gender of Child Age M F X 0-5 YR 06-10 YR 12-17 (under 18) Rape/Sodomy 135 39 0 17 91 66 Child Sexual Abuse (Rape/Sodmoy) & Murder 16 1 0 0 12 5 Child Sexual Abuse (Gang Rape/Sodomy) & Murder 1 0 0 0 0 1 Child Sexual Abuse (Gang Rape/Sodomy) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Source: Balochistan
Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences* under Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860 (1 January – 31 December 2024) Section Details ICT KP Punjab Sindh Total (PPC) M F X M F X M F X M F X 292-A Exposure to seduction 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 6 0 0 17 354 Assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty 0 35 1 0 45