Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mexico
Mexico: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 105,364 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 105,364 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mexico peaked at 109,608 children in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,675 children, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 22nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mexico, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,675 children | — |
| 1991 | 3,967 children | +48.3% |
| 1992 | 5,789 children | +45.9% |
| 1993 | 8,212 children | +41.9% |
| 1994 | 11,263 children | +37.1% |
| 1995 | 14,926 children | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 18,975 children | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 23,480 children | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 28,634 children | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 34,402 children | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 40,564 children | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 46,501 children | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 52,237 children | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 57,516 children | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 62,187 children | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 66,917 children | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 71,517 children | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 75,304 children | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 78,642 children | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 81,720 children | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 84,730 children | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 87,914 children | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 91,213 children | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 93,942 children | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 97,171 children | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 100,244 children | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 101,890 children | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 103,656 children | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 106,523 children | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 107,499 children | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 109,608 children | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 109,184 children | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 107,996 children | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 106,931 children | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 105,364 children | -1.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 105,364 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 32.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 105,364 children is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 14.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mexico 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 | +48.3% | 2,675 children | 3,967 children |
| 1992 | +45.9% | 3,967 children | 5,789 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,232 children | 2,675 children | 34,402 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,311 children | 40,564 children | 81,720 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,478 children | 84,730 children | 107,499 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,817 children | 105,364 children | 109,608 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mexico?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mexico was 105,364 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 109,608 children in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,675 children in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.