Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Madagascar
Madagascar: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 39,537 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 39,537 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 148.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Madagascar peaked at 39,537 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.55 children, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 39th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.55 children | — |
| 1991 | 66.41 children | +81.7% |
| 1992 | 108.67 children | +63.6% |
| 1993 | 165.26 children | +52.1% |
| 1994 | 238.38 children | +44.2% |
| 1995 | 330.03 children | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 442.64 children | +34.1% |
| 1997 | 578.91 children | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 741.07 children | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 934.82 children | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 1,165 children | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 1,441 children | +23.7% |
| 2002 | 1,769 children | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 2,163 children | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 2,644 children | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 3,239 children | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 3,966 children | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 4,832 children | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 5,865 children | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 7,092 children | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 8,509 children | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 10,124 children | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 11,905 children | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 13,863 children | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 15,930 children | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 18,080 children | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 20,289 children | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 22,595 children | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 24,972 children | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 27,380 children | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 29,787 children | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 32,351 children | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 34,780 children | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 37,180 children | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 39,537 children | +6.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 39,537 children is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 39,537 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 364.28 children | 36.55 children | 934.82 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,418 children | 1,165 children | 7,092 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,365 children | 8,509 children | 27,380 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,727 children | 29,787 children | 39,537 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Madagascar?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Madagascar was 39,537 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 39,537 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.55 children in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 39th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.