According to Population and Housing
Census 2014, 33 percent of the population Children is children under the age of
18. Article 35 of the constitution of the Maldives states that “Children and
young people are entitled to special protection and special assistance from the
family, the community and the State. Children and young people shall not be
harmed, sexually abused, or discriminated against in any manner and shall be
free from unsuited social and economic exploitation. No person shall obtain
undue benefit from their labour.”