Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ireland
Ireland: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 221.61 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 221.61 children, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ireland peaked at 255.99 children in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.06 children, in 1990.
That places Ireland 117th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ireland, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.06 children | — |
| 1991 | 39.28 children | +50.8% |
| 1992 | 56.6 children | +44.1% |
| 1993 | 78.28 children | +38.3% |
| 1994 | 104.2 children | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 134.99 children | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 170.73 children | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 195.92 children | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 216.76 children | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 219.18 children | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 212.74 children | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 202.85 children | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 191.53 children | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 182.71 children | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 176.95 children | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 174.48 children | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 175.36 children | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 180.25 children | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 190.04 children | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 204.96 children | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 224.54 children | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 248 children | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 255.99 children | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 252.95 children | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 248.75 children | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 244 children | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 241.44 children | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 241.99 children | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 243.76 children | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 248.09 children | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 249.11 children | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 245.5 children | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 245.8 children | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 235.56 children | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 221.61 children | -5.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 221.61 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 221.61 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +50.8% | 26.06 children | 39.28 children |
| 1992 | +44.1% | 39.28 children | 56.6 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.2 children | 26.06 children | 219.18 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 189.19 children | 174.48 children | 212.74 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 244.95 children | 224.54 children | 255.99 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.52 children | 221.61 children | 249.11 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ireland?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ireland was 221.61 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 255.99 children in 2012.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.06 children in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Ireland ranks 117th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.