Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Latvia

Latvia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 2,143 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2,143 children
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
87th
of 139 countries
All-time high
2,143 children
in 2024
All-time low
91.69 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Latvia, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 91.7 children1991: 106.5 children1992: 122.7 children1993: 139.7 children1994: 157.9 children1995: 177.9 children1996: 200.2 children1997: 224.4 children1998: 250.6 children1999: 280.6 children2000: 313.8 children2001: 345.1 children2002: 386.1 children2003: 432.6 children2004: 482.8 children2005: 536.4 children2006: 601.7 children2007: 666.3 children2008: 730.9 children2009: 806.4 children2010: 886.4 children2011: 978.5 children2012: 1.1k children2013: 1.2k children2014: 1.3k children2015: 1.5k children2016: 1.6k children2017: 1.7k children2018: 1.8k children2019: 1.8k children2020: 1.9k children2021: 2.0k children2022: 2.1k children2023: 2.1k children2024: 2.1k children

Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 2,143 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Latvia peaked at 2,143 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.69 children, in 1990.

Latvia ranks 87th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 175.22 children 91.69 children 280.58 children 10
2000s 530.19 children 313.76 children 806.37 children 10
2010s 1,382 children 886.45 children 1,842 children 10
2020s 2,039 children 1,906 children 2,143 children 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 84 United Kingdom 2,652 children compare
  2. 85 Saudi Arabia 2,331 children compare
  3. 86 Romania 2,207 children compare
  4. 88 Sri Lanka 1,890 children compare
  5. 89 Guyana 1,887 children compare
  6. 90 Belize 1,810 children compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Latvia?
Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Latvia was 2,143 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2,143 children in 2024.
What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 91.69 children in 1990.
How does Latvia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
Latvia ranks 87th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latvia 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

Indicator
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Unit
children
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
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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.