Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 9,841 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 9,841 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guatemala peaked at 20,314 children in 2007 and was at its lowest, 722.04 children, in 1990.
That places Guatemala 64th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,023 children | 722.04 children | 9,322 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,050 children | 11,071 children | 20,314 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,536 children | 13,870 children | 18,128 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,559 children | 9,841 children | 13,165 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Guatemala
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2788 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.04 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4881 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5692 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8885 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 182.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,721 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guatemala?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guatemala was 9,841 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20,314 children in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 722.04 children in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Guatemala ranks 64th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.