Number & Percentage of Children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry

Characteristics Agriculture, foresty and fishing (%) Wholesale and retail trade (%) Manufacturing(%) Water Collection(%) Accommodation and food services activities (%) Construction(%) Transportation and storage (%) other industries (%) Total number of children in child labour
Both sexes
Total 36.5 21.8 8 7.2 9 6.8 4.3 6.3 185,467
5-11 YR 39.8 17.8 8.3 21.5 6.2 1.4 1.3 3.7 40,107
12-13 YR 37.4 27.5 11.3 5.8 7.7 4.2 0.6 5.4 33,735
14-17 YR 35.1 21.5 6.9 2.6 10.4 9.5 6.6 7.5 111,625
Boys
Total 34.8 24.9 6 5 10.4 7.7 4.9 6.2 160,237
5-11 YR 38.6 22.9 6.6 16.4 8.3 1.9 1.7 3.6 29,962
12-13 YR 35 32.3 7.6 3.9 9.2 5.1 0.7 6.2 28,220
14-17 YR 33.6 23.4 5.5 2 11.4 10.2 7 6.9 102,054
Girls
Total 47.8 1.9 20.3 21.4 0 0.8 0.9 7 25,230
5-11 YR 43.4 2.6 13.6 36.5 0 0 0 3.9 10,145
12-13 YR 49.9 3 30.4 15.5 0 0 0 1.3 5,515
14-17 YR 51.3 0.6 21.6 8.7 0 2 2.3 13.5 9,571
Source: Balochistan Child Labour Survey 2023 – 2024
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