Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Nepal
Nepal: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 28,532 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 28,532 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Nepal peaked at 36,626 children in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1065 children, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 47th of 139 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1065 children | — |
| 1991 | 0.345 children | +224.1% |
| 1992 | 1.43 children | +313.1% |
| 1993 | 5.98 children | +319.8% |
| 1994 | 19.82 children | +231.4% |
| 1995 | 53.58 children | +170.3% |
| 1996 | 126.72 children | +136.5% |
| 1997 | 276.68 children | +118.3% |
| 1998 | 568.72 children | +105.5% |
| 1999 | 1,089 children | +91.5% |
| 2000 | 1,936 children | +77.7% |
| 2001 | 3,185 children | +64.5% |
| 2002 | 4,867 children | +52.8% |
| 2003 | 6,975 children | +43.3% |
| 2004 | 9,470 children | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 12,224 children | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 15,210 children | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 18,409 children | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 21,578 children | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 24,505 children | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 27,187 children | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 29,610 children | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 31,686 children | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 33,437 children | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 34,866 children | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 35,839 children | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 36,410 children | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 36,626 children | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36,385 children | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 35,787 children | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 34,851 children | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 33,668 children | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 32,152 children | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 30,454 children | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 28,532 children | -6.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 28,532 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +319.8% | 1.43 children | 5.98 children |
| 1992 | +313.1% | 0.345 children | 1.43 children |
| 1994 | +231.4% | 5.98 children | 19.82 children |
| 1991 | +224.1% | 0.1065 children | 0.345 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214.27 children | 0.1065 children | 1,089 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,836 children | 1,936 children | 24,505 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,783 children | 27,187 children | 36,626 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,931 children | 28,532 children | 34,851 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Nepal?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Nepal was 28,532 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 36,626 children in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1065 children in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.