Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Pakistan
Pakistan: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 164,171 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 164,171 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 378.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Pakistan peaked at 164,171 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 children, in 1990.
That places Pakistan 16th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.72 children | 0 children | 78.86 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,439 children | 111.07 children | 5,974 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,165 children | 9,282 children | 89,664 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,246 children | 103,000 children | 164,171 children | 5 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2084 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3588 °C (2026)
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- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 400.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Pakistan?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Pakistan was 164,171 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 164,171 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 children in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 378.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.