Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mongolia
Mongolia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 404.87 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mongolia stood at 404.87 children. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 137.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mongolia peaked at 404.87 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 children, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 109th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0111 children | — |
| 1991 | 0.0508 children | +357.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1309 children | +157.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2852 children | +117.9% |
| 1994 | 0.555 children | +94.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9807 children | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 1.61 children | +64.6% |
| 1997 | 2.52 children | +56.2% |
| 1998 | 3.79 children | +50.2% |
| 1999 | 5.52 children | +45.7% |
| 2000 | 7.85 children | +42.2% |
| 2001 | 10.95 children | +39.6% |
| 2002 | 15.06 children | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 20.41 children | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 27.13 children | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 35.51 children | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 45.62 children | +28.5% |
| 2007 | 57.31 children | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 70.37 children | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 84.84 children | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 100.86 children | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 117.69 children | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 135.55 children | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 153.6 children | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 170.78 children | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 188.75 children | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 209.29 children | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 232.5 children | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 255.64 children | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 280.03 children | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 307.79 children | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 333.02 children | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 359.17 children | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 383.73 children | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 404.87 children | +5.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 404.87 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 404.87 children is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,589 children, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mongolia 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 | +357.2% | 0.0111 children | 0.0508 children |
| 1992 | +157.4% | 0.0508 children | 0.1309 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 children | 0.0111 children | 5.52 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5 children | 7.85 children | 84.84 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.47 children | 100.86 children | 280.03 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 357.72 children | 307.79 children | 404.87 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mongolia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mongolia was 404.87 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 404.87 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 children in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mongolia ranks 109th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.