Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Peru
Peru: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 22,386 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Peru recorded 22,386 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Peru peaked at 63,676 children in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,413 children, in 1990.
Peru ranks 54th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Peru, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,413 children | — |
| 1991 | 15,013 children | +31.5% |
| 1992 | 19,114 children | +27.3% |
| 1993 | 23,652 children | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 28,485 children | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 33,451 children | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 38,403 children | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 43,229 children | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 47,782 children | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 51,940 children | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 55,586 children | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 58,635 children | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 61,014 children | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 62,584 children | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 63,391 children | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 63,676 children | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 63,116 children | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 62,132 children | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60,731 children | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 59,257 children | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 57,091 children | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 54,068 children | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 51,559 children | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 48,890 children | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 47,214 children | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 45,346 children | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 44,357 children | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 42,322 children | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 39,923 children | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 36,865 children | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 33,726 children | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 30,804 children | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 27,809 children | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 24,930 children | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 22,386 children | -10.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 22,386 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 6.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 22,386 children is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,248 children | 11,413 children | 51,940 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,012 children | 55,586 children | 63,676 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,763 children | 36,865 children | 57,091 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,931 children | 22,386 children | 33,726 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Peru?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Peru was 22,386 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 63,676 children in 2005.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,413 children in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Peru ranks 54th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.