Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Bolivia
Bolivia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 16,112 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Bolivia, 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 Bolivia is 16,112 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bolivia peaked at 17,559 children in 2018 and was at its lowest, 196.44 children, in 1990.
Bolivia ranks 56th of 139 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,695 children | 196.44 children | 4,630 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,558 children | 5,716 children | 14,635 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,791 children | 15,166 children | 17,559 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,829 children | 16,112 children | 17,338 children | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bolivia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bolivia was 16,112 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,559 children in 2018.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 196.44 children in 1990.
- How does Bolivia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Bolivia ranks 56th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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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.