Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 596.68 children in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
596.68 children
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 139 countries
All-time high
609.22 children
in 2018
All-time low
116.48 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Bulgaria, 1990–2024

1002003004005006001990200720241990: 116.5 children1991: 133.8 children1992: 151.8 children1993: 170.7 children1994: 190.8 children1995: 212.2 children1996: 234.7 children1997: 258.3 children1998: 283.1 children1999: 308.2 children2000: 328.9 children2001: 350.6 children2002: 371.7 children2003: 392.7 children2004: 409.7 children2005: 425.8 children2006: 439.8 children2007: 452.8 children2008: 464.5 children2009: 477.7 children2010: 486.9 children2011: 498.7 children2012: 514.8 children2013: 531.8 children2014: 551.3 children2015: 574.4 children2016: 594 children2017: 605.1 children2018: 609.2 children2019: 607 children2020: 602.7 children2021: 600.4 children2022: 602.5 children2023: 599.3 children2024: 596.7 children

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 Bulgaria is 596.68 children, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bulgaria peaked at 609.22 children in 2018 and was at its lowest, 116.48 children, in 1990.

Bulgaria ranks 105th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 206.03 children 116.48 children 308.24 children 10
2000s 411.41 children 328.91 children 477.66 children 10
2010s 557.33 children 486.91 children 609.22 children 10
2020s 600.33 children 596.68 children 602.72 children 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 102 Australia 673.31 children compare
  2. 103 Palestine 673.01 children compare
  3. 104 Georgia 652.94 children compare
  4. 106 Switzerland 546.03 children compare
  5. 107 Fiji 483.37 children compare
  6. 108 Greece 470.79 children compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bulgaria?
Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bulgaria was 596.68 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 Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 609.22 children in 2018.
What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 116.48 children in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
Bulgaria ranks 105th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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

Indicator
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Unit
children
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
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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.