Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Morocco
Morocco: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 8,652 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 8,652 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Morocco peaked at 9,735 children in 2021 and was at its lowest, 370.44 children, in 1990.
That places Morocco 67th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 370.44 children | — |
| 1991 | 477.81 children | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 611.65 children | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 776.21 children | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 975.64 children | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 1,213 children | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 1,489 children | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 1,805 children | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 2,157 children | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 2,542 children | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 2,957 children | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 3,397 children | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 3,856 children | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 4,325 children | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 4,727 children | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 5,125 children | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 5,548 children | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 5,991 children | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 6,438 children | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 6,845 children | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 7,251 children | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 7,673 children | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 8,060 children | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 8,355 children | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 8,561 children | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8,750 children | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8,944 children | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 9,149 children | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9,354 children | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9,540 children | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9,672 children | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9,735 children | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9,417 children | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 9,049 children | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 8,652 children | -4.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 8,652 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 8,652 children is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 7.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,242 children | 370.44 children | 2,542 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,921 children | 2,957 children | 6,845 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,564 children | 7,251 children | 9,540 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,305 children | 8,652 children | 9,735 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 64 Guatemala 9,841 children compare
- 65 Spain 9,197 children compare
- 66 Djibouti 8,890 children compare
- 68 Mauritania 8,356 children compare
- 69 Tajikistan 7,491 children compare
- 70 El Salvador 7,161 children compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Morocco?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Morocco was 8,652 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 9,735 children in 2021.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 370.44 children in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Morocco ranks 67th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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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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.