Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Montenegro

Montenegro: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 73.04 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
73.04 children
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
130th
of 139 countries
All-time high
73.04 children
in 2024
All-time low
1.03 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Montenegro, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 1 children1991: 1.5 children1992: 2.2 children1993: 3.1 children1994: 4.2 children1995: 5.6 children1996: 7.2 children1997: 8.9 children1998: 10.7 children1999: 12.5 children2000: 14.1 children2001: 15.9 children2002: 17.4 children2003: 18.9 children2004: 20.7 children2005: 22.2 children2006: 23 children2007: 24 children2008: 24.9 children2009: 26 children2010: 27.1 children2011: 28.4 children2012: 30.7 children2013: 33.5 children2014: 37.2 children2015: 40.3 children2016: 44.8 children2017: 47.9 children2018: 50.4 children2019: 52.9 children2020: 55.6 children2021: 59.3 children2022: 64.6 children2023: 69.4 children2024: 73 children

Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 73.04 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 96.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Montenegro peaked at 73.04 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03 children, in 1990.

Montenegro ranks 130th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.7 children 1.03 children 12.53 children 10
2000s 20.7 children 14.14 children 26 children 10
2010s 39.32 children 27.14 children 52.85 children 10
2020s 64.38 children 55.58 children 73.04 children 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 127 Slovakia 74.91 children compare
  2. 128 North Macedonia 74.04 children compare
  3. 129 Bahrain 73.47 children compare
  4. 131 Norway 70.7 children compare
  5. 132 Dominica 66.52 children compare
  6. 133 Luxembourg 56.07 children compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Montenegro?
Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Montenegro was 73.04 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 Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 73.04 children in 2024.
What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 children in 1990.
How does Montenegro rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
Montenegro ranks 130th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Montenegro 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

Indicator
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Unit
children
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
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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.