Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Rwanda
Rwanda: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 87,934 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 87,934 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Rwanda peaked at 210,679 children in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,336 children, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 24th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,336 children | — |
| 1991 | 18,745 children | +40.6% |
| 1992 | 25,599 children | +36.6% |
| 1993 | 34,129 children | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 41,728 children | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 43,156 children | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 48,454 children | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 59,974 children | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 72,228 children | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 84,007 children | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 96,344 children | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 109,576 children | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 123,118 children | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 136,693 children | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 150,727 children | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 163,716 children | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 175,815 children | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 186,899 children | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 190,207 children | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 208,138 children | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 210,679 children | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 204,874 children | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 197,987 children | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 195,301 children | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 190,922 children | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 184,019 children | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 174,926 children | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 164,018 children | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 153,601 children | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 143,282 children | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 132,891 children | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 122,383 children | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 111,340 children | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 99,478 children | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 87,934 children | -11.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 87,934 children is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 87,934 children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,136 children | 13,336 children | 84,007 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,123 children | 96,344 children | 208,138 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,961 children | 143,282 children | 210,679 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,805 children | 87,934 children | 132,891 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Rwanda?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Rwanda was 87,934 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 210,679 children in 2010.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,336 children in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Rwanda ranks 24th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.