Number of children orphaned from aids in Congo
Congo: Number of children orphaned from aids was 87,531 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children orphaned from aids in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of children orphaned from aids in Congo stood at 87,531. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children orphaned from aids in Congo peaked at 87,531 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,523, in 1990.
That places Congo 25th 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.
Number of children orphaned from aids in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,523 | — |
| 1991 | 14,000 | +33.0% |
| 1992 | 18,011 | +28.7% |
| 1993 | 22,522 | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 27,502 | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 32,516 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 37,588 | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 42,158 | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 46,600 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 50,860 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 54,759 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 58,641 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 61,988 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 64,737 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 67,078 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 68,983 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 70,087 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 71,154 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 71,831 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 71,386 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 71,354 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 71,616 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72,425 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 73,815 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 75,185 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 76,782 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 78,113 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 79,766 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 81,480 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 82,822 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 84,119 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 85,437 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 86,304 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 86,849 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87,531 | +0.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 87,531 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 87,531 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children orphaned from aids in Congo 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 | +33.0% | 10,523 | 14,000 |
| 1992 | +28.7% | 14,000 | 18,011 |
| 1993 | +25.0% | 18,011 | 22,522 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,228 | 10,523 | 50,860 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,065 | 54,759 | 71,831 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,336 | 71,354 | 82,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,048 | 84,119 | 87,531 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children orphaned from aids in Congo?
- Number of children orphaned from aids in Congo was 87,531 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 87,531 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,523 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for number of children orphaned from aids?
- Congo ranks 25th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children orphaned from aids rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children orphaned from aids. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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