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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 637.05 children | — |
| 1991 | 831.54 children | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 1,045 children | +25.7% |
| 1993 | 1,271 children | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 1,502 children | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 1,726 children | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 1,942 children | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 1,949 children | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,925 children | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,864 children | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1,777 children | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1,681 children | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1,573 children | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1,459 children | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 1,353 children | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1,270 children | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1,238 children | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,254 children | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,305 children | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,343 children | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,356 children | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,367 children | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,391 children | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,440 children | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,489 children | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,523 children | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,550 children | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,581 children | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,596 children | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,609 children | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,607 children | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,619 children | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,636 children | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,628 children | -0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1,628 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1,628 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +30.5% | 637.05 children | 831.54 children |
| 1992 | +25.7% | 831.54 children | 1,045 children |
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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More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
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.