Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Greece

Greece: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 470.79 children in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
470.79 children
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
108th
of 139 countries
All-time high
470.79 children
in 2024
All-time low
55.85 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Greece, 1990–2024

1002003004005001990200720241990: 55.8 children1991: 74.8 children1992: 98.8 children1993: 128.4 children1994: 164.3 children1995: 206.5 children1996: 197.8 children1997: 188.7 children1998: 179.8 children1999: 171.4 children2000: 163.6 children2001: 156.8 children2002: 150.3 children2003: 144.2 children2004: 139.2 children2005: 139 children2006: 143.9 children2007: 155.3 children2008: 171.9 children2009: 190.7 children2010: 213.9 children2011: 241.7 children2012: 267.1 children2013: 285.3 children2014: 294.2 children2015: 299.4 children2016: 300.7 children2017: 299.9 children2018: 297.4 children2019: 304.2 children2020: 320.7 children2021: 347.4 children2022: 382.4 children2023: 423.1 children2024: 470.8 children

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 Greece stood at 470.79 children. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Greece peaked at 470.79 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.85 children, in 1990.

Greece ranks 108th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 146.64 children 55.85 children 206.46 children 10
2000s 155.48 children 138.97 children 190.69 children 10
2010s 280.39 children 213.89 children 304.19 children 10
2020s 388.87 children 320.75 children 470.79 children 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 105 Bulgaria 596.68 children compare
  2. 106 Switzerland 546.03 children compare
  3. 107 Fiji 483.37 children compare
  4. 109 Mongolia 404.87 children compare
  5. 110 Denmark 400.58 children compare
  6. 111 Syria 358.43 children compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Greece?
Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Greece was 470.79 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 470.79 children in 2024.
What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 55.85 children in 1990.
How does Greece rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
Greece ranks 108th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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

Indicator
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Unit
children
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
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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.