Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 56.07 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Luxembourg, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned due to aids deaths in Luxembourg is 56.07 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Luxembourg peaked at 84.46 children in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.7 children, in 1990.
Luxembourg ranks 133rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7 children | — |
| 1991 | 12.32 children | +41.7% |
| 1992 | 16.85 children | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 22.33 children | +32.6% |
| 1994 | 28.75 children | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 35.99 children | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 38.75 children | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 40.85 children | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 40.81 children | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.1 children | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.67 children | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 42.88 children | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 45.85 children | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 49.83 children | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 57.17 children | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 66.02 children | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 71.89 children | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 74.67 children | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 80.14 children | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 81.77 children | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 83.94 children | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 84.46 children | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.03 children | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 80.09 children | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 78.65 children | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 75.81 children | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 72.59 children | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 69.15 children | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 65.9 children | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 64.46 children | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 63.92 children | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.68 children | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 65.45 children | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 60.99 children | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 56.07 children | -8.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 56.07 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 56.07 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.65 children | 8.7 children | 41.1 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.19 children | 41.67 children | 81.77 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.81 children | 64.46 children | 84.46 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.62 children | 56.07 children | 66.68 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Luxembourg?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Luxembourg was 56.07 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 84.46 children in 2011.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 children in 1990.
- How does Luxembourg rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Luxembourg ranks 133rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.