Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 74.04 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 74.04 children.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in North Macedonia peaked at 470.6 children in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 children, in 1990.
That places North Macedonia 128th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 children | — |
| 1991 | 0 children | — |
| 1992 | 0 children | — |
| 1993 | 0.0009 children | — |
| 1994 | 0.0057 children | +568.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0245 children | +325.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0884 children | +261.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2706 children | +205.9% |
| 1998 | 0.668 children | +146.9% |
| 1999 | 1.36 children | +104.0% |
| 2000 | 2.39 children | +75.6% |
| 2001 | 3.75 children | +56.5% |
| 2002 | 5.47 children | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 7.67 children | +40.3% |
| 2004 | 10.14 children | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 12.95 children | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 15.85 children | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 18.27 children | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 20.43 children | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 22.04 children | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 24.46 children | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 26.61 children | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 28.65 children | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 30.48 children | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 470.6 children | +1444.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2 children | -91.2% |
| 2016 | 37.17 children | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 39.11 children | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 42.03 children | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 44.97 children | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 49.07 children | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 53.58 children | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 59.88 children | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 67.12 children | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 74.04 children | +10.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 74.04 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 74.04 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1444.1% | 30.48 children | 470.6 children |
| 1994 | +568.6% | 0.0009 children | 0.0057 children |
| 1995 | +325.9% | 0.0057 children | 0.0245 children |
| 1996 | +261.1% | 0.0245 children | 0.0884 children |
| 1997 | +205.9% | 0.0884 children | 0.2706 children |
| 1998 | +146.9% | 0.2706 children | 0.668 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2421 children | 0 children | 1.36 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9 children | 2.39 children | 22.04 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.53 children | 24.46 children | 470.6 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.74 children | 49.07 children | 74.04 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in North Macedonia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in North Macedonia was 74.04 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 470.6 children in 2014.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 children in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- North Macedonia ranks 128th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.