Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Botswana
Botswana: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 52,189 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 52,189 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Botswana peaked at 150,116 children in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,823 children, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 35th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Botswana, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,823 children | — |
| 1991 | 7,194 children | +49.2% |
| 1992 | 10,510 children | +46.1% |
| 1993 | 15,098 children | +43.6% |
| 1994 | 21,201 children | +40.4% |
| 1995 | 28,985 children | +36.7% |
| 1996 | 38,364 children | +32.4% |
| 1997 | 49,139 children | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 61,175 children | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 74,150 children | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 87,716 children | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 101,460 children | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 114,888 children | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 127,121 children | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 137,337 children | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 144,129 children | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 148,313 children | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 149,795 children | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 150,116 children | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 147,239 children | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 141,537 children | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 133,867 children | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 124,614 children | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 115,986 children | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 107,798 children | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 100,541 children | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 93,408 children | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 86,107 children | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 80,239 children | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 75,702 children | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 70,587 children | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 64,824 children | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 60,125 children | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 56,190 children | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 52,189 children | -7.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 52,189 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 16.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 52,189 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,064 children | 4,823 children | 74,150 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,811 children | 87,716 children | 150,116 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,980 children | 75,702 children | 141,537 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,783 children | 52,189 children | 70,587 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Botswana?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Botswana was 52,189 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 150,116 children in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,823 children in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Botswana ranks 35th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.