Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Algeria
Algeria: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 3,578 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Algeria, 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 Algeria is 3,578 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Algeria peaked at 3,578 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 109.63 children, in 1990.
That places Algeria 78th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Algeria, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 109.63 children | — |
| 1991 | 132.09 children | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 158.53 children | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 188.29 children | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 221.13 children | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 257.39 children | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 297.53 children | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 341.48 children | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 389.31 children | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 426.74 children | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 467.84 children | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 523.94 children | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 588.52 children | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 663.61 children | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 751.08 children | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 847.01 children | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 951.94 children | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1,063 children | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1,213 children | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 1,400 children | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 1,602 children | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 1,805 children | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 2,051 children | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 2,333 children | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 2,611 children | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 2,861 children | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 3,062 children | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3,209 children | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 3,321 children | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3,406 children | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3,452 children | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3,488 children | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,511 children | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,547 children | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 3,578 children | +0.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3,578 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3,578 children is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 3.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 252.21 children | 109.63 children | 426.74 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 846.93 children | 467.84 children | 1,400 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,626 children | 1,602 children | 3,406 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,516 children | 3,452 children | 3,578 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Algeria?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Algeria was 3,578 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,578 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.63 children in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Algeria ranks 78th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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.