Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Albania
Albania: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 249.54 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Albania, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned due to aids deaths in Albania is 249.54 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Albania peaked at 249.54 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6165 children, in 1990.
Albania ranks 115th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Albania, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6165 children | — |
| 1991 | 0.945 children | +53.3% |
| 1992 | 1.41 children | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 2.04 children | +44.9% |
| 1994 | 2.89 children | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 4.03 children | +39.4% |
| 1996 | 5.53 children | +37.1% |
| 1997 | 7.38 children | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 9.74 children | +32.1% |
| 1999 | 12.64 children | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 16.33 children | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 20.88 children | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 26.38 children | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 32.98 children | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 40.81 children | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 48.83 children | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 57.79 children | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 67.98 children | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 78.81 children | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 88.05 children | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 98.88 children | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 112.43 children | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 124.65 children | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 134.4 children | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 141.07 children | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 151.14 children | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 161.51 children | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 171.06 children | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 181.54 children | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 198.27 children | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 214.71 children | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 226.73 children | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 234.98 children | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 240.72 children | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 249.54 children | +3.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 249.54 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Albania's 249.54 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 44% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.72 children | 0.6165 children | 12.64 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.89 children | 16.33 children | 88.05 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.49 children | 98.88 children | 198.27 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.34 children | 214.71 children | 249.54 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Albania?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Albania was 249.54 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 249.54 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6165 children in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Albania ranks 115th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.