Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Honduras
Honduras: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 10,916 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Honduras, 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 Honduras stood at 10,916 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Honduras peaked at 26,773 children in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,982 children, in 1990.
That places Honduras 61st 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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Honduras, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,982 children | — |
| 1991 | 2,655 children | +33.9% |
| 1992 | 3,480 children | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 4,467 children | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 5,630 children | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 6,996 children | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 8,591 children | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 10,374 children | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 12,229 children | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 14,256 children | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 16,350 children | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 18,447 children | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 20,478 children | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 22,338 children | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 23,709 children | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 24,873 children | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 25,746 children | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 26,362 children | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 26,668 children | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26,773 children | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26,572 children | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 26,186 children | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25,625 children | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 24,837 children | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 23,800 children | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 22,663 children | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 21,447 children | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 20,151 children | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 18,681 children | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 17,239 children | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 15,874 children | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 14,562 children | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 13,304 children | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 12,073 children | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 10,916 children | -9.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 10,916 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 29% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 10,916 children is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,066 children | 1,982 children | 14,256 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,174 children | 16,350 children | 26,773 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,720 children | 17,239 children | 26,572 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,346 children | 10,916 children | 15,874 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Honduras?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Honduras was 10,916 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 26,773 children in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,982 children in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Honduras ranks 61st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.