Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Armenia
Armenia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 1,123 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Armenia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Armenia stood at 1,123 children. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 272.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Armenia peaked at 1,123 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 children, in 1990.
That places Armenia 93rd 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 children | — |
| 1991 | 0.014 children | +384.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0409 children | +193.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0924 children | +125.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1893 children | +104.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3622 children | +91.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6679 children | +84.4% |
| 1997 | 1.19 children | +77.9% |
| 1998 | 2.04 children | +71.7% |
| 1999 | 3.4 children | +66.6% |
| 2000 | 5.48 children | +61.3% |
| 2001 | 8.6 children | +57.0% |
| 2002 | 13.16 children | +53.0% |
| 2003 | 19.61 children | +49.0% |
| 2004 | 28.12 children | +43.4% |
| 2005 | 39.41 children | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 50.88 children | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 65.08 children | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 82.4 children | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 105.52 children | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 131.39 children | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 161.95 children | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 200.99 children | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 247.08 children | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 301.29 children | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 364.08 children | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 436.23 children | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 512.67 children | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 587.93 children | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 664.06 children | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 741.27 children | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 844.75 children | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 946.12 children | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 1,030 children | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 1,123 children | +9.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1,123 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 35% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1,123 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +384.4% | 0.0029 children | 0.014 children |
| 1992 | +193.4% | 0.014 children | 0.0409 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7994 children | 0.0029 children | 3.4 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.83 children | 5.48 children | 105.52 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 360.77 children | 131.39 children | 664.06 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 937.05 children | 741.27 children | 1,123 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Armenia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Armenia was 1,123 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,123 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 children in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Armenia ranks 93rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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.