Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Panama
Panama: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 10,577 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Panama recorded 10,577 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Panama peaked at 11,428 children in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.57 children, in 1990.
That places Panama 62nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.57 children | — |
| 1991 | 152.24 children | +96.3% |
| 1992 | 266.37 children | +75.0% |
| 1993 | 428.2 children | +60.8% |
| 1994 | 643.88 children | +50.4% |
| 1995 | 918.63 children | +42.7% |
| 1996 | 1,255 children | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 1,651 children | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 2,103 children | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 2,605 children | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 3,090 children | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 3,592 children | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 4,099 children | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 4,619 children | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 5,172 children | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 5,743 children | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 6,315 children | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 6,868 children | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 7,424 children | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 7,979 children | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 8,304 children | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8,702 children | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9,128 children | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 9,518 children | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 9,851 children | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 10,134 children | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 10,421 children | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10,531 children | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,582 children | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10,690 children | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10,829 children | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 11,083 children | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 11,428 children | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 11,024 children | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 10,577 children | -4.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 10,577 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 19.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Panama's 10,577 children is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Panama 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 | +96.3% | 77.57 children | 152.24 children |
| 1992 | +75.0% | 152.24 children | 266.37 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,010 children | 77.57 children | 2,605 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,490 children | 3,090 children | 7,979 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,786 children | 8,304 children | 10,690 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,988 children | 10,577 children | 11,428 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Panama?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Panama was 10,577 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11,428 children in 2022.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.57 children in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.