Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Iceland
Iceland: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 14.45 children in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 14.45 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Iceland peaked at 31.31 children in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.24 children, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 138th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Iceland, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.03 children | — |
| 1991 | 14.16 children | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 16.44 children | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 18.81 children | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 21.29 children | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 23.78 children | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 26.22 children | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 28.47 children | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 30.71 children | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 31.31 children | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 30.96 children | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 29.97 children | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 28.65 children | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 27.09 children | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 25.23 children | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 23.09 children | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 20.78 children | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6 children | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 16.66 children | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 14.98 children | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 13.28 children | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 11.95 children | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 11.04 children | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 10.38 children | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 10.24 children | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.72 children | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 12.05 children | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3 children | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 14.9 children | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.36 children | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.46 children | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.21 children | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.04 children | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 15.1 children | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 14.45 children | -4.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 14.45 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 14.45 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.32 children | 12.03 children | 31.31 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6 children | 14.98 children | 30.96 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.42 children | 10.24 children | 15.36 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.05 children | 14.45 children | 15.46 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Iceland?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Iceland was 14.45 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.31 children in 1999.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.24 children in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Iceland ranks 138th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.