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
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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 (2021–2025) FIA Registration of FIRs (2021–2025) Year FIRs Registered 2021 53 2022 65 2023 51 2024 58 2025 52 Source: FIA (2021-24) & NCCIA (2025) 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
Local Complaints Registered in Pakistan (2023-2025) Region 2023 2024 2025 ICT 7 8 2 Balochistan 3 13 0 KP 139 46 8 Sindh 10 29 12 Punjab 90 69 9 GB 1 6 0 Total 250 171 31 Source: FIA (2023-2024), NCCIA (2025)
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 (PPC) 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 Age Group Number of Cases Percentage (%) 0–5 years 414 2 6–10 years 1,964 11 11–15 years 5,200 30 16–17 years 9,770 56 Source: ICT Police, Balochistan Police, KP Police, Punjab Police, Sindh Police 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
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 Cases of Child Sexual Offences and Related Crimes by PPC Sections 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 Category PPC Sections Nature of Offence Total Charges Obscenity and Seduction 292-A Exposure of seduction involving a child 12 Drug-Facilitated Sexual Offences 328-A Administering intoxicant or drug to facilitate sexual offence 281 Sexual Assault (Non-Penetrative) 354, 354-A, 509 Assault, stripping, harassment, insult to modesty 3,163 Rape and Sexual Abuse of Children 375, 375-A, 376,
Over-Age Children in Primary and Middle School by Province and Gender Percentage of children attending primary and middle school who are overage by 1 and by 2 or more years for the grade attended. Region Primary School Middle School Percentage Overage by 1 year Over-age by 2 or more years Overage by 1 year Over-age by 2 or more years Balochistan Total 18.8 61.4 14.9 67.3 Male 18.1 63.3 14.1 68 Female 19.8 58.6