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 worldwide in 2019, by age group. Nearly 80 percent of victims were between the ages of 3 and 13.
Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by age group
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Point de Contact. (May 27, 2020). Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246263/age-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact. "Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by age group." Chart. May 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246263/age-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact. (2020). Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246263/age-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact. "Distribution of Children Depicted in Child Pornography Content Worldwide in 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246263/age-children-abused-child-pornography-content/
Point de Contact, Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246263/age-children-abused-child-pornography-content/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of children depicted in child pornography content worldwide in 2019, by age group [Graph], Point de Contact, May 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246263/age-children-abused-child-pornography-content/