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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Liberia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,772 children | — |
| 1991 | 2,243 children | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 3,050 children | +35.9% |
| 1993 | 4,120 children | +35.1% |
| 1994 | 5,422 children | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 6,842 children | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 8,588 children | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 10,552 children | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 13,170 children | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 15,946 children | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 18,828 children | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 21,707 children | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 24,556 children | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 27,120 children | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 28,986 children | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 32,207 children | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 34,537 children | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 36,087 children | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 37,277 children | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 38,859 children | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 39,752 children | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 40,587 children | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 40,810 children | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41,190 children | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41,396 children | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 41,566 children | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 41,356 children | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 40,873 children | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 39,920 children | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 38,594 children | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 37,068 children | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 35,248 children | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 33,130 children | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 30,520 children | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 27,653 children | -9.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 27,653 children is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 27,653 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (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.