Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Denmark
Denmark: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 400.58 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 400.58 children, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Denmark peaked at 778.19 children in 2009 and was at its lowest, 231.07 children, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 110th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Denmark, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 231.07 children | — |
| 1991 | 286.91 children | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 347.43 children | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 413.52 children | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 485.26 children | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 560.4 children | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 638.12 children | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 718.31 children | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 680.3 children | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 638.27 children | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 599.33 children | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 571.18 children | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 557.27 children | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 560.86 children | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 579.63 children | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 610.3 children | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 658.44 children | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 705.07 children | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 758.46 children | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 778.19 children | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 771.71 children | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 759.09 children | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 738.22 children | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 706.52 children | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 692.37 children | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 657.54 children | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 631.71 children | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 612.06 children | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 595.23 children | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 578.28 children | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 556.38 children | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 525.63 children | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 486.44 children | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 444.11 children | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 400.58 children | -9.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 400.58 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 73% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 400.58 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 499.96 children | 231.07 children | 718.31 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 637.87 children | 557.27 children | 778.19 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 674.27 children | 578.28 children | 771.71 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 482.63 children | 400.58 children | 556.38 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Denmark?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Denmark was 400.58 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 778.19 children in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 231.07 children in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Denmark ranks 110th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.