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Map Of The 53 Countries That Ban The Corporal Punishment Of Children

March 3, 2023 29 Comments

Countries That Ban The Corporal Punishment Of Children

Map created by Save The Children Sweden

The map above titled ‘Children’s World Map’ only shows countries with a ban on corporal punishment for children and was created by Save The Children Sweden.

Sweden became the first country to fully outlaw corporal punishment in 1979. And as of 2018, a total of 53 countries have followed suit (as the map above shows).

Below is a full list of all countries with a ban on corporal punishment in order of when they first outlawed it (year in brackets):

  1. Sweden (1979)
  2. Finland (1983)
  3. Norway (1987)
  4. Austria (1989)
  5. Cyprus (1994)
  6. Denmark (1997)
  7. Latvia (1998)
  8. Croatia (1999)
  9. Bulgaria (2000)
  10. Israel (2000)
  11. Germany (2000)
  12. Turkmenistan (2002)
  13. Iceland (2003)
  14. Ukraine (2004)
  15. Romania (2004)
  16. Hungary (2005)
  17. Greece (2006)
  18. Netherlands (2007)
  19. New Zealand (2007)
  20. Portugal (2007)
  21. Uruguay (2007)
  22. Venezuela (2007)
  23. Spain (2007)
  24. Togo (2007)
  25. Costa Rica (2008)
  26. Moldova (2008)
  27. Luxembourg (2008)
  28. Liechtenstein (2008)
  29. Poland (2010)
  30. Tunisia (2010)
  31. Kenya (2010)
  32. Congo (2010)
  33. Albania (2010)
  34. South Sudan (2011)
  35. Macedonia (2013)
  36. Honduras (2013)
  37. Malta (2014)
  38. Brazil (2014)
  39. Bolivia (2014)
  40. Cape Verde (2014)
  41. Argentina (2014
  42. San Marino (2014)
  43. Estonia (2014)
  44. Nicaragua (2014)
  45. Andorra (2015)
  46. Benin (2015)
  47. Ireland (2015)
  48. Peru (2015)
  49. Mongolia (2016)
  50. Paraguay (2016)
  51. Slovenia (2016)
  52. Lithuania (2017)
  53. Montenegro (2017)

You can learn more on the Save the Children International website.

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Comments

  1. Patrick says

    June 15, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    I thought Scotland had also done this (it’s a devolved matter and not the full UK whose laws apply).

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    • Rose says

      April 20, 2019 at 2:47 am

      So if your 7 year old child continuously hits you and nothing else is working, like talking it out or taking away privelages, you shouldn’t be allowed to spank, or at least smack their hand? Each child isnt born as a blank slate and some are more relentless than others dispite how their raised. If occasional light smacking is so harmful then how come all of our grandparents and great grandparents didnt turn out all screwed up?

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      • Erica Gillett says

        August 21, 2019 at 7:52 pm

        I believe every upbringing is different. Our grandparents grew up in a different generation, they might of showed a little more respect towards their elders compared to kids this generation. Society has changed over the years, both in negative and positive ways. There are some that get a little carried away with the corporal punishment and don’t know when to stop! There are studies that have shown that years of physical punishment could damage the kids mental health. It’s also teaching a kid that it’s ok to physically hurt someone when you’re upset.

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        • Maire Palme-Tranberg says

          September 24, 2019 at 7:16 pm

          Erica, thank you. I am from Finland where a corporal punishment of a child was outlawed in 1983. The image of a full-grown adult with a whip, belt or even a raised hand in front of a defenseless child is truly terrifying especially from the child’s point of view. I am now 77 and still remember the “nowhere-to-hide” helplessness long ago from my childhood. The United States of America – where I live now – has not passed this law according to my information.

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        • Ronda Ann Brewer says

          May 14, 2021 at 6:23 am

          If someone is going to “take it too far” and abuse a child, the fact that corporal punishment is banned, we NOT deter them!! As a mom of 4 and a grandmother who has made a ton of parenting mistakes, And as a aunt to 9 nieces and nephews, I can look back over the past 30 yrs and see what a negative effect the lack of discipline has had. Today’s young people (28 yrs old on down) for the most part, have no respect for others as well as them self’s!! And you couple our young’s behavior with the fact that we no longer in courage critical thinking in our young, how to function as an adult, such as cooking, changing the oil in their vehicles, how to write a check, etc has been removed. A huge amount of America’s history is no longer taught, and the left has crammed common-core down their throats! And to top it all off, a child in kindergarten and decide they want to be a member of the opposite sex, of insist on being called by another name, and they are encouraged!!
          So we have turned our kids into disrespectful idiots, with no self worth or self esteem and purposely sat by while our government dumbed our children down, little by little, and have done NOTHING to stand up for our kids!! And the lack of leadership, corporal punishment and a strong work ethic, is very much needed again !! Keep the government and the liberals from doing this, and return to how we used to teach and parent!!

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      • Olivia says

        May 1, 2020 at 6:13 pm

        Children model the behavior of their parents. If he keeps hitting you it’s probably because you or someone else smacked/hit him. You want to smack him to teach him that hitting people is wrong. How backward. Try inductive discipline and maybe therapy instead of continuing a cycle of violence.

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      • Victoria Trevor says

        July 14, 2021 at 4:00 pm

        Would you find it acceptable to give a light slap to a woman, or to an elderly person? You’d be horrified. Why is a child, arguably the most vulnerable, OK then to be slapped? They need our protection the most.

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      • AM says

        September 11, 2021 at 3:36 pm

        Men used to slap women often, and even beat them. By your logic, your grand and great grandparents didnt turn out messed up, right?

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  2. John says

    October 28, 2018 at 8:58 am

    South Africa is not there………..how come ????
    or Africa

    Reply
    • Janice R Klump says

      July 31, 2019 at 2:56 am

      Africa is a continent

      Reply
  3. Bernt says

    November 14, 2018 at 11:02 am

    According to Wikipedia:

    “Common-law precedent in South Africa held that a parent may “inflict moderate and reasonable chastisement” on a child.[43] However, the Department of Social Development prepared legislation to prohibit corporal punishment in the home by 2013;[44] it had already been illegal in schools and the penal system since 1996; and in 2017, all corporal punishment of children by adults became prohibited.[45]”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_corporal_punishment_laws

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    • Wayne says

      September 18, 2019 at 12:22 pm

      I just stopped by to say that as of today [18/09/2019] corporal punishment has been ruled unconstitutional in South Africa! 😀

      Reply
  4. George says

    November 20, 2018 at 6:34 pm

    I would instead make a list of the normal countries that did not have such a law. In a democratic state it is not of the governments bussiness to decide for parents how to raise their children, this reminds us of autocratic states that gets involved in everyone’s private lives. There are many different – traditional and non traditional – methods of raising children, and a parent should have the right to choose. What was wrong with the approach from govenments before the intiative of Sweden when abuse of children was never allowed but reasonable corporal punishment like spanking was up to the choice of parents ?

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    • chris says

      December 11, 2018 at 9:15 am

      Too right! Why should the nanny state interfere with an individual’s right to assault someone. If I want to slap my neighbour or spank my kid, that’s nobody’s business but my own!

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      • Rosemarie Markell says

        April 20, 2019 at 2:51 am

        If a mild occasional smack (like for if your child hits you and nothing else works) messes kids up then why aren’t all our great grandparents messed up?

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        • Your mom says

          June 19, 2019 at 12:00 am

          Smoking didn’t kill most of our grandparents either. I guess we should all do that too.

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        • Emiliano says

          October 29, 2019 at 12:06 am

          They fought two world wars and you believe they weren’t messed up?

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    • Vivien says

      December 1, 2020 at 5:32 pm

      Oh dear, why would you condone doing what you like with kids? After all children are daily beaten, sexually abused neglected and starved. Perhaps you came from a delightful home where rationality reigned supreme not the case for every child so lucky you

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  5. David says

    December 22, 2018 at 3:55 am

    Nice, now do abortion.

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  6. Stephanie Burton says

    March 13, 2019 at 8:48 am

    Let’s check back in and see how society is doing with this a little down the road.

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  7. Evil Michal says

    March 24, 2019 at 9:29 am

    Why isn’t there Czech Republic?

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  8. Ranju Sarkar says

    March 30, 2019 at 7:56 am

    The countries which did it lately should have done in 70s,80s or latest by 90s

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  9. Jamin says

    April 9, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    Nepal just recently banned corporal punishment on September 2018 making it 54 countries now.
    https://endcorporalpunishment.org/reports-on-every-state-and-territory/nepal/

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  10. James K Moore says

    April 23, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    I think you’re being a bit disingenuous with the heavily coated sarcasm!!!!

    Reply
  11. vijay says

    July 21, 2019 at 11:26 pm

    In India it became illegal in year 2000.

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  12. Aman kumar says

    June 10, 2020 at 2:36 am

    Why not india in the list??

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  13. Kelly says

    September 18, 2020 at 5:27 pm

    Whoever is reading this,,, Kenya 🇰🇪 is on the list of countries that outlawed corporal punishment but let me say THAT IS NOT THE TRUTH ON THE GROUND most schools embrace it fully,,,,,, including KABARNET HIGH SCHOOL where teachers have formed the so called “”FLYING SQUAD”” which deals in beating school law breakers,,,,,,,,,,,I’m not against punishing wrong doers but trust me the way there doing it is so INHUMANE,,,,,for example on 11th March 2020 there was a mass punishment to the students who failed the exams,,,,,and trust me when I say everyone got 25STROKES that’s enough to ruin your buttocks

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  14. Netra Lulla says

    February 13, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    That’s scary, corporal punishment.

    Reply
  15. A says

    February 24, 2021 at 4:41 am

    Why ain’t Canada on there I mean isn’t Canada about respect or at least just do parts of Canada

    Reply

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