Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Croatia
Croatia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 126.59 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Croatia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Croatia stood at 126.59 children.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Croatia peaked at 146.37 children in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.41 children, in 1990.
That places Croatia 123rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.46 children | 16.41 children | 61.94 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.3 children | 64.08 children | 115.09 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.95 children | 121.93 children | 146.37 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.62 children | 126.59 children | 137.16 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 120 Belgium 143 children compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 141.63 children compare
- 122 Serbia 136.97 children compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 126.17 children compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 121.68 children compare
- 126 Comoros 82.9 children compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Croatia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Croatia was 126.59 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 146.37 children in 2016.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 children in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Croatia ranks 123rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.