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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Benin, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 439.93 children | — |
| 1991 | 670.91 children | +52.5% |
| 1992 | 1,019 children | +51.8% |
| 1993 | 1,533 children | +50.5% |
| 1994 | 2,344 children | +52.9% |
| 1995 | 3,447 children | +47.0% |
| 1996 | 4,922 children | +42.8% |
| 1997 | 6,832 children | +38.8% |
| 1998 | 9,213 children | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 12,071 children | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 15,388 children | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 19,105 children | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 23,146 children | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 27,417 children | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 31,771 children | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 35,885 children | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 39,915 children | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 43,785 children | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 47,184 children | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 45,750 children | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 44,009 children | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 42,208 children | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 40,074 children | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 38,214 children | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 38,408 children | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 38,088 children | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37,741 children | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 38,010 children | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 37,249 children | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 37,404 children | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 35,286 children | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 33,237 children | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 31,236 children | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 29,141 children | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 27,037 children | -7.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 27,037 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 27,037 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
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.