Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 1,628 children in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Netherlands, 1990–2023
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 Netherlands is 1,628 children, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Netherlands peaked at 1,949 children in 1997 and was at its lowest, 637.05 children, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 91st of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,469 children | 637.05 children | 1,949 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,425 children | 1,238 children | 1,777 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,490 children | 1,356 children | 1,609 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,622 children | 1,607 children | 1,636 children | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Netherlands?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Netherlands was 1,628 children in 2023, 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,949 children in 1997.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 637.05 children in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Netherlands ranks 91st out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.