Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Belgium
Belgium: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 143 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 143 children, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Belgium peaked at 811.16 children in 1997 and was at its lowest, 143 children, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 120th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 348.63 children | — |
| 1991 | 431.06 children | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 518.14 children | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 606.63 children | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 693.63 children | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 776.04 children | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 807.49 children | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 811.16 children | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 797.05 children | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 768.49 children | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 732.07 children | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 692.29 children | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 648.29 children | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 604 children | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 560.01 children | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 518.21 children | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 479.95 children | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 430.21 children | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 382.78 children | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 340.43 children | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 301.93 children | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 268.99 children | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 242.36 children | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 221.05 children | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 205.72 children | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 192.69 children | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 181.91 children | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 172.5 children | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 164.72 children | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 158.68 children | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 153.82 children | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 150.39 children | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 147.59 children | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 145.07 children | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 143 children | -1.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 143 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 143 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 25% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655.83 children | 348.63 children | 811.16 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 538.83 children | 340.43 children | 732.07 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 211.05 children | 158.68 children | 301.93 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.98 children | 143 children | 153.82 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Belgium?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Belgium was 143 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 811.16 children in 1997.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 children in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Belgium ranks 120th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.