Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Burundi
Burundi: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 52,872 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Burundi stood at 52,872 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Burundi peaked at 136,387 children in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18,768 children, in 1990.
That places Burundi 34th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Burundi, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,768 children | — |
| 1991 | 25,932 children | +38.2% |
| 1992 | 34,558 children | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 44,414 children | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 52,160 children | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 64,508 children | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 75,555 children | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 85,214 children | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 94,327 children | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 103,074 children | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 110,824 children | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 117,674 children | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 123,747 children | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 128,537 children | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 132,584 children | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 135,362 children | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 136,387 children | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 134,409 children | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 134,822 children | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 135,948 children | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 132,094 children | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 128,459 children | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 126,290 children | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 123,931 children | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 120,825 children | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 117,889 children | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 113,847 children | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 107,441 children | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 100,340 children | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 92,408 children | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 83,735 children | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 75,255 children | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 67,375 children | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 60,169 children | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 52,872 children | -12.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 52,872 children is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 52,872 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 | 59,851 children | 18,768 children | 103,074 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,029 children | 110,824 children | 136,387 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,352 children | 92,408 children | 132,094 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,881 children | 52,872 children | 83,735 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Burundi?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Burundi was 52,872 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 136,387 children in 2006.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,768 children in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Burundi ranks 34th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.