Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 4,959 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Kyrgyzstan, 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 Kyrgyzstan is 4,959 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 226.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 4,959 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 children, in 1990.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 76th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 children | — |
| 1991 | 0 children | — |
| 1992 | 0 children | — |
| 1993 | 0 children | — |
| 1994 | 0 children | — |
| 1995 | 0 children | — |
| 1996 | 0 children | — |
| 1997 | 0 children | — |
| 1998 | 0 children | — |
| 1999 | 0.0448 children | — |
| 2000 | 0.2531 children | +464.9% |
| 2001 | 1.58 children | +523.9% |
| 2002 | 11.05 children | +599.7% |
| 2003 | 29.26 children | +164.8% |
| 2004 | 56.71 children | +93.8% |
| 2005 | 95.12 children | +67.7% |
| 2006 | 141.75 children | +49.0% |
| 2007 | 205.85 children | +45.2% |
| 2008 | 294.78 children | +43.2% |
| 2009 | 414.78 children | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 564.28 children | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 745.27 children | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 964.81 children | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 1,239 children | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 1,520 children | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 1,782 children | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 2,090 children | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 2,369 children | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 2,704 children | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 3,098 children | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 3,541 children | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 3,973 children | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 4,346 children | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 4,667 children | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 4,959 children | +6.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 4,959 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 4,959 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 8.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Kyrgyzstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +599.7% | 1.58 children | 11.05 children |
| 2001 | +523.9% | 0.2531 children | 1.58 children |
| 2000 | +464.9% | 0.0448 children | 0.2531 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 children | 0 children | 0.0448 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.11 children | 0.2531 children | 414.78 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,708 children | 564.28 children | 3,098 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,297 children | 3,541 children | 4,959 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2833 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8535 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4667 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Kyrgyzstan?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Kyrgyzstan was 4,959 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,959 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 children in 1990.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 76th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.