Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths by country
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.
Countries reporting
136
Highest
1.32 million children
Nigeria
Lowest
10.77 children
Maldives
Median
7,923 children
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
4,809
What the numbers show
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 1.32 million children in Nigeria; the lowest is 10.77 children in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,923 children, and the mean is 84,122 children.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 4,179.6%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 84.3%).
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 1.32 million children | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 1.20 million children | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 932,484 children | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 894,562 children | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 625,113 children | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 571,316 children | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 511,169 children | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 505,492 children | 2024 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 9 | Cameroon | 412,664 children | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 360,752 children | 2024 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 351,372 children | 2024 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 308,216 children | 2024 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 285,617 children | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 235,997 children | 2024 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 15 | Ghana | 235,107 children | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 164,171 children | 2024 | up 378.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 148,267 children | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Chad | 118,237 children | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 114,701 children | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 20 | South Sudan | 109,804 children | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 106,221 children | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 105,364 children | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 99,195 children | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 87,934 children | 2024 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 25 | Congo | 87,531 children | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 86,173 children | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 80,532 children | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Vietnam | 80,319 children | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 72,532 children | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 66,037 children | 2024 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 31 | Eswatini | 61,437 children | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Togo | 55,882 children | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Namibia | 54,904 children | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 52,872 children | 2024 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 35 | Botswana | 52,189 children | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 43,820 children | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 42,878 children | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Haiti | 39,762 children | 2024 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 39 | Madagascar | 39,537 children | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 38,336 children | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 36,730 children | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Niger | 35,935 children | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 33,032 children | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 32,377 children | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 31,616 children | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 29,583 children | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 28,532 children | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 27,653 children | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 27,532 children | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Benin | 27,037 children | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Gambia | 26,705 children | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 26,479 children | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 23,735 children | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Peru | 22,386 children | 2024 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 18,102 children | 2024 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 16,112 children | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 12,802 children | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 11,463 children | 2024 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Yemen | 11,043 children | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Eritrea | 10,918 children | 2024 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 10,916 children | 2024 | down 54.1% | rising |
| 62 | Panama | 10,577 children | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Somalia | 10,556 children | 2022 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 9,841 children | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 65 | Spain | 9,197 children | 2024 | down 66.6% | rising |
| 66 | Djibouti | 8,890 children | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 8,652 children | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritania | 8,356 children | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 7,491 children | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 70 | El Salvador | 7,161 children | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 7,134 children | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Laos | 7,075 children | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 6,404 children | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 74 | Moldova | 5,750 children | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 5,159 children | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,959 children | 2024 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Canada | 4,744 children | 2022 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 3,578 children | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 3,577 children | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 3,364 children | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Suriname | 3,113 children | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 2,957 children | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 2,901 children | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 2,652 children | 2023 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 2,331 children | 2024 | down 65.5% | rising |
| 86 | Romania | 2,207 children | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 2,143 children | 2024 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 1,890 children | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Guyana | 1,887 children | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 1,810 children | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Netherlands | 1,628 children | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 92 | Libya | 1,162 children | 2024 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 1,123 children | 2024 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahamas | 1,092 children | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 95 | Germany | 1,013 children | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 96 | East Timor | 904.47 children | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 839.17 children | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 837.98 children | 2024 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 99 | Oman | 734.37 children | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Lithuania | 696.73 children | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 680.16 children | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Australia | 673.31 children | 2022 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Palestine | 673.01 children | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 652.94 children | 2024 | up 341.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 596.68 children | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 106 | Switzerland | 546.03 children | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 107 | Fiji | 483.37 children | 2024 | up 4,179.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Greece | 470.79 children | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 109 | Mongolia | 404.87 children | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | 400.58 children | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 111 | Syria | 358.43 children | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | 304.81 children | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Jordan | 294.83 children | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 255.85 children | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 249.54 children | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | 222.37 children | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 118 | New Zealand | 192.84 children | 2024 | down 42.5% | flat |
| 119 | Bhutan | 151.11 children | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 120 | Belgium | 143 children | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 141.63 children | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Serbia | 136.97 children | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 123 | Croatia | 126.59 children | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 126.17 children | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 121.68 children | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 126 | Comoros | 82.9 children | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 127 | Slovakia | 74.91 children | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 74.04 children | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahrain | 73.47 children | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 130 | Montenegro | 73.04 children | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Norway | 70.7 children | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Dominica | 66.52 children | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53.52 children | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 136 | Qatar | 21.39 children | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovenia | 16.69 children | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 138 | Iceland | 14.45 children | 2024 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 139 | Maldives | 10.77 children | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
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.