Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Gabon
Gabon: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 33,032 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Gabon stood at 33,032 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Gabon peaked at 33,981 children in 2022 and was at its lowest, 676.08 children, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 43rd 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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Gabon, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 676.08 children | — |
| 1991 | 935.14 children | +38.3% |
| 1992 | 1,280 children | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 1,738 children | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 2,337 children | +34.5% |
| 1995 | 3,097 children | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 4,041 children | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 5,180 children | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 6,520 children | +25.9% |
| 1999 | 8,011 children | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 9,649 children | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 11,418 children | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 13,262 children | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 15,124 children | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 17,001 children | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 18,615 children | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 19,762 children | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 20,971 children | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 22,164 children | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 23,422 children | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 24,541 children | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 25,768 children | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 26,688 children | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 27,304 children | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27,586 children | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 28,020 children | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28,799 children | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 29,765 children | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 30,809 children | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 31,822 children | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 32,698 children | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 33,520 children | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 33,981 children | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 33,594 children | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 33,032 children | -1.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 33,032 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 10.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 33,032 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,382 children | 676.08 children | 8,011 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,139 children | 9,649 children | 23,422 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,110 children | 24,541 children | 31,822 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,365 children | 32,698 children | 33,981 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Gabon?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Gabon was 33,032 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 33,981 children in 2022.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 676.08 children in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Gabon ranks 43rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.