Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 308,216 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
308,216 children
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
12th
of 139 countries
All-time high
620,742 children
in 2007
All-time low
45,886 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 308,216 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 620,742 children in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45,886 children, in 1990.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 12th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,886 children | — |
| 1991 | 64,666 children | +40.9% |
| 1992 | 88,651 children | +37.1% |
| 1993 | 118,316 children | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 154,096 children | +30.2% |
| 1995 | 195,472 children | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 239,866 children | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 287,459 children | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 336,737 children | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 386,356 children | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 434,638 children | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 479,765 children | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 520,151 children | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 554,636 children | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 582,943 children | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 603,833 children | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 615,698 children | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 620,742 children | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 617,537 children | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 605,721 children | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 589,390 children | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 573,980 children | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 556,238 children | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 537,438 children | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 523,826 children | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 510,171 children | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 494,059 children | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 475,191 children | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 454,534 children | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 429,937 children | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 403,956 children | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 379,378 children | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 356,271 children | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 332,284 children | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 308,216 children | -7.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 308,216 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 8.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 308,216 children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191,750 children | 45,886 children | 386,356 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 563,566 children | 434,638 children | 620,742 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 514,476 children | 429,937 children | 589,390 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,021 children | 308,216 children | 403,956 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More reference data data for Cote d'Ivoire
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1744 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.93 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8419 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9495 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cote d'Ivoire was 308,216 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 620,742 children in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,886 children in 1990.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 12th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.