Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Egypt
Egypt: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 23,735 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 23,735 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Egypt peaked at 23,735 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 581.84 children, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 53rd of 139 countries on this measure, 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 | 3,034 children | 581.84 children | 6,162 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,188 children | 6,862 children | 11,472 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,196 children | 11,999 children | 19,005 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,963 children | 20,000 children | 23,735 children | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 19,016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 15,862 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 6,771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 122.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 253.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Egypt?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Egypt was 23,735 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23,735 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 581.84 children in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Egypt ranks 53rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.