Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Fiji
Fiji: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 483.37 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Fiji, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 483.37 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 4,179.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Fiji peaked at 483.37 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 children, in 1990.
That places Fiji 107th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Fiji, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 children | — |
| 1991 | 0 children | — |
| 1992 | 0.0008 children | — |
| 1993 | 0.0028 children | +270.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 children | +164.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0154 children | +109.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0291 children | +89.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0515 children | +77.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0863 children | +67.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1388 children | +60.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2166 children | +56.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3312 children | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4971 children | +50.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7374 children | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 children | +46.9% |
| 2005 | 1.35 children | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 1.58 children | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 1.92 children | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 2.39 children | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 3.04 children | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 3.92 children | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 5.28 children | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7 children | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 8.73 children | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 11.29 children | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 14.93 children | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 20.86 children | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 32.81 children | +57.3% |
| 2018 | 52.02 children | +58.5% |
| 2019 | 79.77 children | +53.4% |
| 2020 | 119.46 children | +49.7% |
| 2021 | 174.94 children | +46.4% |
| 2022 | 246.21 children | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 351.55 children | +42.8% |
| 2024 | 483.37 children | +37.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 483.37 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 15% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 483.37 children is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,589 children, 4% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +270.7% | 0.0008 children | 0.0028 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0332 children | 0 children | 0.1388 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 children | 0.2166 children | 3.04 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.63 children | 3.92 children | 79.77 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 275.1 children | 119.46 children | 483.37 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Fiji?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Fiji was 483.37 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 483.37 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 children in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Fiji ranks 107th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,179.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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.