Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ecuador
Ecuador: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 12,802 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 12,802 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ecuador peaked at 20,419 children in 2017 and was at its lowest, 415.35 children, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 57th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,679 children | 415.35 children | 3,839 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,779 children | 4,697 children | 14,958 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,708 children | 15,804 children | 20,419 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,467 children | 12,802 children | 18,069 children | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ecuador?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ecuador was 12,802 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20,419 children in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 415.35 children in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 57th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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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.