Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Latvia
Latvia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 2,143 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Latvia, 1990–2024
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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Latvia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.69 children | — |
| 1991 | 106.5 children | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 122.71 children | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 139.72 children | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 157.92 children | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 177.93 children | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 200.19 children | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 224.37 children | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 250.6 children | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 280.58 children | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 313.76 children | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 345.07 children | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 386.13 children | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 432.57 children | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 482.85 children | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 536.39 children | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 601.65 children | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 666.28 children | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 730.88 children | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 806.37 children | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 886.45 children | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 978.51 children | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1,082 children | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1,200 children | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 1,329 children | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 1,462 children | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1,596 children | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1,679 children | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,761 children | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1,842 children | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,906 children | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,980 children | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2,056 children | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2,108 children | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2,143 children | +1.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2,143 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2,143 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 3.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
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
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.