Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 99,195 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Central African Republic, 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 Central African Republic is 99,195 children, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Central African Republic peaked at 137,681 children in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,918 children, in 1990.
Central African Republic ranks 23rd of 139 countries on this measure, 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,918 children | — |
| 1991 | 11,329 children | +43.1% |
| 1992 | 15,772 children | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 21,410 children | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 28,364 children | +32.5% |
| 1995 | 36,586 children | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 45,557 children | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 55,068 children | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 64,996 children | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 75,116 children | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 85,187 children | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 94,858 children | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 103,646 children | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 111,828 children | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 118,842 children | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 125,041 children | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 129,962 children | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 133,430 children | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 135,364 children | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 135,502 children | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 136,197 children | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 136,864 children | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 137,681 children | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 137,376 children | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 136,559 children | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 133,634 children | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 130,648 children | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 127,658 children | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 124,674 children | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 121,938 children | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 118,128 children | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 113,941 children | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 109,400 children | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 104,284 children | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 99,195 children | -4.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 99,195 children is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 99,195 children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,212 children | 7,918 children | 75,116 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,366 children | 85,187 children | 135,502 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,323 children | 121,938 children | 137,681 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 108,990 children | 99,195 children | 118,128 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Central African Republic?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Central African Republic was 99,195 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 137,681 children in 2012.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,918 children in 1990.
- How does Central African Republic rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Central African Republic ranks 23rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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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.