The State of Children in the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Region in 2025
Home to one in five of the world’s children, the East Asia and Pacific region has made significant strides for children over the past two decades – yet critical challenges persist. This summary presents key indicators on the situation of nearly 490 million children under 18 across the region, drawing on the latest inter-agency estimates and nationally representative data. While child mortality has declined sharply and school attendance exceeds global averages, the region faces a rising burden of childhood overweight, stalling immunization coverage, persistent learning poverty and 92 million child brides. The data spotlight both the region’s progress and the disparities that continue to leave millions of children behind, underscoring the urgent need for sustained investment and targeted action to reach every child.
