Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Qatar
Qatar: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 21.39 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 21.39 children. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Qatar peaked at 21.39 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 children, in 1990.
That places Qatar 136th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0659 children | — |
| 1991 | 0.1021 children | +54.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1549 children | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2311 children | +49.2% |
| 1994 | 0.34 children | +47.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4952 children | +45.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7155 children | +44.5% |
| 1997 | 1.02 children | +42.7% |
| 1998 | 1.44 children | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 2.05 children | +41.9% |
| 2000 | 2.87 children | +40.1% |
| 2001 | 3.86 children | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 5 children | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 6.25 children | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 7.55 children | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 8.8 children | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 9.92 children | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 11.07 children | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 12.32 children | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 13.58 children | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 14.78 children | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 15.76 children | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 16.47 children | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 17.11 children | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.71 children | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.29 children | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 17.68 children | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 17.05 children | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 16.65 children | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 16.51 children | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.7 children | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.88 children | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.23 children | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.52 children | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 21.39 children | +15.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 21.39 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 21.39 children is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 2% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6616 children | 0.0659 children | 2.05 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 children | 2.87 children | 13.58 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8 children | 14.78 children | 18.29 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.15 children | 16.7 children | 21.39 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Qatar?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Qatar was 21.39 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 21.39 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 children in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Qatar ranks 136th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.