Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Paraguay
Paraguay: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 7,134 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 7,134 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Paraguay peaked at 7,134 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 155.65 children, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 71st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257.69 children | 155.65 children | 483.9 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,702 children | 617.47 children | 2,876 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,518 children | 3,040 children | 6,145 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,861 children | 6,468 children | 7,134 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 68 Mauritania 8,356 children compare
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- 72 Laos 7,075 children compare
- 73 Italy 6,404 children compare
- 74 Moldova 5,750 children compare
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Paraguay?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Paraguay was 7,134 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7,134 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.65 children in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Paraguay ranks 71st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.