Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Libya
Libya: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 1,162 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Libya, 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 Libya stood at 1,162 children. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 152.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Libya peaked at 1,162 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.06 children, in 1990.
Libya ranks 92nd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.06 children | — |
| 1991 | 2.02 children | +90.7% |
| 1992 | 3.69 children | +82.5% |
| 1993 | 6.45 children | +75.0% |
| 1994 | 10.83 children | +68.0% |
| 1995 | 17.44 children | +61.0% |
| 1996 | 26.94 children | +54.5% |
| 1997 | 40.07 children | +48.7% |
| 1998 | 57.1 children | +42.5% |
| 1999 | 78.79 children | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 106.37 children | +35.0% |
| 2001 | 125.62 children | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 143.9 children | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 164.97 children | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 195.42 children | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 227.28 children | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 256.41 children | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 286.37 children | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 315.64 children | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 343.06 children | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 367.25 children | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 393.2 children | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 414.79 children | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 436.93 children | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 461.22 children | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 486.01 children | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 502.67 children | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 525.13 children | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 557.4 children | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 593.88 children | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 648.58 children | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 734.53 children | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 859.74 children | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 1,014 children | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 1,162 children | +14.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,162 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 36% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,162 children is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +90.7% | 1.06 children | 2.02 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.44 children | 1.06 children | 78.79 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 216.5 children | 106.37 children | 343.06 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 473.85 children | 367.25 children | 593.88 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 883.72 children | 648.58 children | 1,162 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Libya?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Libya was 1,162 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,162 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 children in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Libya ranks 92nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.