Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Germany
Germany: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 1,013 children in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Germany, 2010–2024
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 Germany is 1,013 children, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Germany peaked at 1,769 children in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,013 children, in 2024.
Germany ranks 95th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Germany, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,769 children | — |
| 2011 | 1,692 children | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1,646 children | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,616 children | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,579 children | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,533 children | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1,485 children | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,438 children | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,387 children | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,333 children | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1,272 children | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1,208 children | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1,140 children | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1,075 children | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 1,013 children | -5.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,013 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,013 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,548 children | 1,333 children | 1,769 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,142 children | 1,013 children | 1,272 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Germany?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Germany was 1,013 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,769 children in 2010.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,013 children in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Germany ranks 95th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.