Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guinea
Guinea: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 86,173 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guinea, 1990–2024
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 Guinea is 86,173 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guinea peaked at 92,005 children in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,452 children, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 26th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guinea, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,452 children | — |
| 1991 | 1,961 children | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 2,630 children | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 3,491 children | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 4,631 children | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 6,065 children | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 7,852 children | +29.5% |
| 1997 | 10,031 children | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 12,550 children | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 15,487 children | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 18,835 children | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 22,536 children | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 26,429 children | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 30,626 children | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 35,054 children | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 39,479 children | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 43,794 children | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 47,747 children | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 52,031 children | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 55,656 children | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 58,210 children | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 60,568 children | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 63,353 children | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 66,551 children | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 70,398 children | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 74,012 children | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 78,334 children | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 82,379 children | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 85,558 children | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 89,050 children | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 91,006 children | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92,005 children | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91,359 children | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 88,950 children | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 86,173 children | -3.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 86,173 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 86,173 children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,615 children | 1,452 children | 15,487 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,219 children | 18,835 children | 55,656 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,841 children | 58,210 children | 89,050 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,899 children | 86,173 children | 92,005 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guinea?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guinea was 86,173 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 92,005 children in 2021.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,452 children in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Guinea ranks 26th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.