Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Australia
Australia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 673.31 children in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Australia, 1990–2022
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Australia recorded 673.31 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Australia peaked at 4,393 children in 1997 and was at its lowest, 673.31 children, in 2022.
That places Australia 102nd out of 139 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,455 children | 1,800 children | 4,393 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,583 children | 1,780 children | 3,715 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,235 children | 849.22 children | 1,716 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 724.84 children | 673.31 children | 781.68 children | 3 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8615 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4864 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.13 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 148.46 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0026 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4713 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Australia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Australia was 673.31 children in 2022, 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,393 children in 1997.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 673.31 children in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Australia ranks 102nd out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.