Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Liberia
Liberia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 27,653 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Liberia stood at 27,653 children.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Liberia peaked at 41,566 children in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,772 children, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 48th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,171 children | 1,772 children | 15,946 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,016 children | 18,828 children | 38,859 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,604 children | 38,594 children | 41,566 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,724 children | 27,653 children | 37,068 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.9361 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 6.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 26.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.6164 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Liberia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Liberia was 27,653 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 41,566 children in 2015.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,772 children in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Liberia ranks 48th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.