Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cambodia
Cambodia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 26,479 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 26,479 children, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cambodia peaked at 45,741 children in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.76 children, in 1990.
That places Cambodia 52nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.76 children | — |
| 1991 | 10.14 children | +267.7% |
| 1992 | 36.4 children | +259.1% |
| 1993 | 123.29 children | +238.7% |
| 1994 | 357.08 children | +189.6% |
| 1995 | 887.36 children | +148.5% |
| 1996 | 1,919 children | +116.3% |
| 1997 | 3,672 children | +91.3% |
| 1998 | 6,317 children | +72.0% |
| 1999 | 9,771 children | +54.7% |
| 2000 | 13,953 children | +42.8% |
| 2001 | 18,753 children | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 23,865 children | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 29,305 children | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 34,616 children | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 39,226 children | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 43,048 children | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 45,218 children | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 45,741 children | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 44,914 children | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 43,279 children | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 41,572 children | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 40,307 children | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 39,559 children | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 39,301 children | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 39,256 children | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 39,013 children | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 38,496 children | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 37,751 children | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 36,530 children | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 34,976 children | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 33,179 children | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 31,300 children | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 29,054 children | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 26,479 children | -8.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 26,479 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 69% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 26,479 children is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,589 children, 2.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +267.7% | 2.76 children | 10.14 children |
| 1992 | +259.1% | 10.14 children | 36.4 children |
| 1993 | +238.7% | 36.4 children | 123.29 children |
| 1994 | +189.6% | 123.29 children | 357.08 children |
| 1995 | +148.5% | 357.08 children | 887.36 children |
| 1996 | +116.3% | 887.36 children | 1,919 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,310 children | 2.76 children | 9,771 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,864 children | 13,953 children | 45,741 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,506 children | 36,530 children | 43,279 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,998 children | 26,479 children | 34,976 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cambodia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cambodia was 26,479 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,741 children in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 children in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cambodia ranks 52nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.