Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 61,437 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 61,437 children, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Eswatini peaked at 97,039 children in 2014 and was at its lowest, 152.17 children, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 31st out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 152.17 children | — |
| 1991 | 363.88 children | +139.1% |
| 1992 | 808.76 children | +122.3% |
| 1993 | 1,662 children | +105.5% |
| 1994 | 3,129 children | +88.3% |
| 1995 | 5,229 children | +67.1% |
| 1996 | 8,352 children | +59.7% |
| 1997 | 12,629 children | +51.2% |
| 1998 | 18,166 children | +43.8% |
| 1999 | 24,902 children | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 32,747 children | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 41,490 children | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 49,905 children | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 57,958 children | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 65,966 children | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 73,718 children | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 80,418 children | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 85,390 children | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 88,592 children | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 91,265 children | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 94,176 children | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 94,994 children | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95,968 children | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96,810 children | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 97,039 children | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95,306 children | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 91,403 children | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 86,505 children | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 81,804 children | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 78,912 children | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 76,675 children | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 71,922 children | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 67,872 children | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 64,555 children | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 61,437 children | -4.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 61,437 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 61,437 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +139.1% | 152.17 children | 363.88 children |
| 1992 | +122.3% | 363.88 children | 808.76 children |
| 1993 | +105.5% | 808.76 children | 1,662 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,539 children | 152.17 children | 24,902 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,745 children | 32,747 children | 91,265 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,292 children | 78,912 children | 97,039 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,492 children | 61,437 children | 76,675 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Eswatini?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Eswatini was 61,437 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 97,039 children in 2014.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 152.17 children in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Eswatini ranks 31st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.