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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Australia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,800 children | — |
| 1991 | 2,242 children | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 2,701 children | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 3,158 children | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 3,597 children | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 3,996 children | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 4,350 children | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 4,393 children | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,280 children | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4,034 children | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 3,715 children | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 3,375 children | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 3,042 children | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 2,780 children | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2,579 children | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2,434 children | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2,249 children | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 2,023 children | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 1,850 children | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 1,780 children | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,716 children | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,586 children | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1,466 children | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 1,346 children | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 1,247 children | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1,159 children | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,071 children | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 991.44 children | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 916.03 children | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 849.22 children | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 781.68 children | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 719.53 children | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 673.31 children | -6.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 673.31 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 673.31 children is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,589 children, 5% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
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.