Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Moldova
Moldova: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 5,750 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Moldova, 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 Moldova is 5,750 children, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Moldova peaked at 5,901 children in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29 children, in 1990.
That places Moldova 74th 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 children | — |
| 1991 | 37.88 children | +30.6% |
| 1992 | 50.23 children | +32.6% |
| 1993 | 68.05 children | +35.5% |
| 1994 | 94.39 children | +38.7% |
| 1995 | 133.53 children | +41.5% |
| 1996 | 190.86 children | +42.9% |
| 1997 | 272.78 children | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 386.25 children | +41.6% |
| 1999 | 537.63 children | +39.2% |
| 2000 | 731.48 children | +36.1% |
| 2001 | 969.12 children | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 1,248 children | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 1,561 children | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 1,897 children | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 2,246 children | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 2,604 children | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 2,962 children | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 3,312 children | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 3,651 children | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 3,978 children | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 4,296 children | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 4,586 children | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4,841 children | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 5,080 children | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 5,282 children | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 5,466 children | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 5,622 children | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 5,747 children | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5,824 children | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,856 children | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,900 children | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5,901 children | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,847 children | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5,750 children | -1.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 5,750 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 5,750 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 10.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180.06 children | 29 children | 537.63 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,118 children | 731.48 children | 3,651 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,072 children | 3,978 children | 5,824 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,851 children | 5,750 children | 5,901 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Moldova?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Moldova was 5,750 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 5,901 children in 2022.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 children in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Moldova ranks 74th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.