Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 2,901 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2,901 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Costa Rica peaked at 3,072 children in 2021 and was at its lowest, 234.34 children, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 294.4 children | — |
| 1991 | 234.34 children | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 317.65 children | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 417.34 children | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 531.55 children | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 657.93 children | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 793.41 children | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 935.31 children | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 1,081 children | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 1,227 children | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 1,371 children | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 1,468 children | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1,546 children | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1,619 children | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,694 children | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1,772 children | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,858 children | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,953 children | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 2,060 children | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2,182 children | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2,320 children | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,275 children | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,244 children | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,293 children | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,413 children | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2,577 children | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 2,681 children | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,787 children | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2,885 children | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2,938 children | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,957 children | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,072 children | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3,025 children | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,966 children | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2,901 children | -2.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2,901 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 5.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2,901 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +35.6% | 234.34 children | 317.65 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 648.95 children | 234.34 children | 1,227 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,752 children | 1,371 children | 2,182 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,541 children | 2,244 children | 2,938 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,984 children | 2,901 children | 3,072 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 80 Azerbaijan 3,364 children compare
- 81 Suriname 3,113 children compare
- 82 Tunisia 2,957 children compare
- 84 United Kingdom 2,652 children compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 2,331 children compare
- 86 Romania 2,207 children compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Costa Rica?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Costa Rica was 2,901 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,072 children in 2021.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.34 children in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.