Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Italy
Italy: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 6,404 children in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Italy, 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 Italy is 6,404 children, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Italy peaked at 13,191 children in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,459 children, in 1990.
Italy ranks 73rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,912 children | 2,459 children | 12,865 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,492 children | 8,371 children | 13,191 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,103 children | 6,774 children | 7,715 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,567 children | 6,404 children | 6,849 children | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Italy?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Italy was 6,404 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13,191 children in 2001.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,459 children in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Italy ranks 73rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.