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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 196.44 children | — |
| 1991 | 285.51 children | +45.3% |
| 1992 | 422.3 children | +47.9% |
| 1993 | 634.54 children | +50.3% |
| 1994 | 959.48 children | +51.2% |
| 1995 | 1,418 children | +47.7% |
| 1996 | 2,014 children | +42.1% |
| 1997 | 2,754 children | +36.7% |
| 1998 | 3,633 children | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 4,630 children | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 5,716 children | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 6,863 children | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 8,032 children | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 9,190 children | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 10,309 children | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 11,363 children | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 12,319 children | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 13,187 children | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 13,961 children | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 14,635 children | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 15,166 children | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15,698 children | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16,241 children | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 16,602 children | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 16,958 children | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 17,266 children | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17,411 children | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17,532 children | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17,559 children | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17,478 children | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 17,338 children | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17,179 children | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 16,885 children | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 16,632 children | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 16,112 children | -3.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 16,112 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 42% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 16,112 children is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
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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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.