Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Namibia
Namibia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 54,904 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 54,904 children, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Namibia peaked at 85,308 children in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,408 children, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 33rd 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,408 children | — |
| 1991 | 2,144 children | +52.3% |
| 1992 | 3,205 children | +49.4% |
| 1993 | 4,720 children | +47.3% |
| 1994 | 6,832 children | +44.8% |
| 1995 | 9,678 children | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 13,420 children | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 18,164 children | +35.3% |
| 1998 | 23,897 children | +31.6% |
| 1999 | 30,429 children | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 37,757 children | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 45,652 children | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 53,936 children | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 62,650 children | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 70,774 children | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 77,342 children | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 82,484 children | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 85,308 children | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 84,931 children | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 82,599 children | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 80,057 children | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 76,616 children | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 73,197 children | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 70,240 children | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 67,327 children | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 65,988 children | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 64,307 children | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 64,384 children | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 64,634 children | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64,803 children | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64,018 children | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 62,363 children | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 59,909 children | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 57,386 children | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 54,904 children | -4.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 54,904 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 54,904 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,390 children | 1,408 children | 30,429 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,343 children | 37,757 children | 85,308 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,155 children | 64,307 children | 80,057 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,716 children | 54,904 children | 64,018 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Namibia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Namibia was 54,904 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 85,308 children in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,408 children in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Namibia ranks 33rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.