Pakistan

Region
Central & Southern Asia
Prevalence
no survey in source
Children 5–17 in child labour1no survey
Government effort, worst forms of child labour2Moderate advancement
Trafficking-response tier3Tier 2
ILO conventions4C138 ratified 2006 · minimum age 14C182 ratified 2001
Out of school, primary age (a driver)517.9%2024
Modern slavery, all ages610.6 / 1,000about 2,349,000 people, in forced labour or forced marriage
Goods produced with child labour7
Baked GoodsBovinesBricks · also forced labourCarpets · also forced labourCoal · also forced labourDairy ProductsElectronicsFurnitureGarmentsGlass BanglesLeatherRiceSurgical InstrumentsTextilesCotton · forced labour onlySugarcane · forced labour onlyWheat · forced labour only

Pakistan beside its surveyed neighbours in Central & Southern Asia1

All of Central & Southern Asia
1Kyrgyzstan18% 20232Uzbekistan17.8% 20223Afghanistan13.3% 20234Nepal8.8% 20175Bangladesh7% 20256Kazakhstan6.8% 20247India0.9% 20248Sri Lanka0.8% 20169Turkmenistan0.3% 2016

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  1. UNICEF / ILO via Our World in Data, Share of children aged 5-17 years engaged in labour, 2026-07-31; accessed 2026-10-15. Each country’s latest national survey. Retrieval route
  2. US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, 2024, published 2025-09-30; accessed 2026-07-02. Retrieval route
  3. US Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report, 2026, published 2026-10-08; accessed 2026-10-15. Released 8 October 2026; covers April 2025 to March 2026. Retrieval route
  4. ILO, NORMLEX ratification registers, C138 & C182; accessed 2026-07-02. Retrieval route
  5. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, 2026-05-12; accessed 2026-07-03. A recognised driver of child labour. Retrieval route
  6. Walk Free, Global Slavery Index 2023 — estimated prevalence of modern slavery by country (Table 26), 2023, published 2023-05-24; accessed 2026-07-03. All ages, adults and children. Retrieval route
  7. US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (TVPRA List), 2024, published 2024-09-05; accessed 2026-07-02. Forced-labour-only listings are shown apart. Retrieval route