Child pornography is pornography that depicts one or more children. It is prohibited and considered a criminal offence in France and in most European countries. Producing and distributing child pornography content is therefore illegal and punishable by imprisonment.
This graph shows the distribution of children represented in child pornography content around the world in 2019, by gender. It can be seen that while a quarter of the victims were boys, the majority (70 percent) were girls.
Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by gender
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Point de Contact. (May 27, 2020). Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246257/gender-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact. "Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by gender." Chart. May 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246257/gender-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact. (2020). Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246257/gender-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact. "Distribution of Children Depicted in Child Pornography Content Worldwide in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246257/gender-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact, Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246257/gender-children-abused-child-pornography-content/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by gender [Graph], Point de Contact, May 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246257/gender-children-abused-child-pornography-content/