In Bhutan it is 55 percent, in Nepal 44 percent, in Bangladesh 29 percent and in Pakistan 17 percent. Widespread poverty and inadequate social safety nets have left many children with no choice but to sell their bodies simply to survive from one day to the next. The rapidly growing child sex trade is fueled by the fear that adult prostitutes may transmit the AIDS virus. The reports estimates that around 100,000 children are involved in prostitution. But according to the facts given in the report itself, the number must be higher.
Child prostitution is an organized business run by affluent cliques.
According to the report, every year about 7,000 children are brought into India for prostitution. Quoting a Nepalese non-government organization, the report says 100,000 to 200,000 Nepalese girls are working as prostitutes in India. Severe poverty in Nepal, dowry and other social problems facing teenage girls and a high school drop out rate have combined to condemn many girls to prostitution. Bangladeshi girls are also brought into India and Pakistan, while Indian girls are transported to other countries of the region to be sold for prostitution. The report records that 30,000 Sri Lankan children are being used as sex workers for foreign tourists.