Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Denmark

Denmark: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 400.58 children in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
400.58 children
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
110th
of 139 countries
All-time high
778.19 children
in 2009
All-time low
231.07 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Denmark, 1990–2024

2004006008001990200720241990: 231.1 children1991: 286.9 children1992: 347.4 children1993: 413.5 children1994: 485.3 children1995: 560.4 children1996: 638.1 children1997: 718.3 children1998: 680.3 children1999: 638.3 children2000: 599.3 children2001: 571.2 children2002: 557.3 children2003: 560.9 children2004: 579.6 children2005: 610.3 children2006: 658.4 children2007: 705.1 children2008: 758.5 children2009: 778.2 children2010: 771.7 children2011: 759.1 children2012: 738.2 children2013: 706.5 children2014: 692.4 children2015: 657.5 children2016: 631.7 children2017: 612.1 children2018: 595.2 children2019: 578.3 children2020: 556.4 children2021: 525.6 children2022: 486.4 children2023: 444.1 children2024: 400.6 children

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 107 Fiji 483.37 children compare
  2. 108 Greece 470.79 children compare
  3. 109 Mongolia 404.87 children compare
  4. 111 Syria 358.43 children compare
  5. 112 Estonia 304.81 children compare
  6. 113 Jordan 294.83 children compare

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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

Indicator
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Unit
children
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
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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.