Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Benin
Benin: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 27,037 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Benin recorded 27,037 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Benin peaked at 47,184 children in 2008 and was at its lowest, 439.93 children, in 1990.
That places Benin 50th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,249 children | 439.93 children | 12,071 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,935 children | 15,388 children | 47,184 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,140 children | 37,249 children | 44,009 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,187 children | 27,037 children | 35,286 children | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Benin?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Benin was 27,037 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47,184 children in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 439.93 children in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.