Morocco vs Spain: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Morocco
8,652 children
in 2024
Spain
9,197 children
in 2024
Morocco rank
67th
Spain rank
65th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Morocco
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9,197 children against 8,652 children in Morocco, a difference of 545 children.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th of 139 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,242 children | 10,763 children | 9,521 children | Spain |
| 2000s | 4,921 children | 27,267 children | 22,346 children | Spain |
| 2010s | 8,564 children | 25,969 children | 17,406 children | Spain |
| 2020s | 9,305 children | 12,723 children | 3,418 children | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Morocco or Spain?
- Spain, at 9,197 children against 8,652 children in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Morocco and Spain?
- 545 children, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Spain rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Morocco ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.