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.
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 |
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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.