Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Senegal
Senegal: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 31,616 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at 31,616 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Senegal peaked at 40,672 children in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,632 children, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 45th of 139 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,632 children | — |
| 1991 | 2,016 children | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 2,492 children | +23.6% |
| 1993 | 3,095 children | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 3,845 children | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 4,762 children | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 5,869 children | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 7,191 children | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 8,750 children | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 10,570 children | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 12,682 children | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 15,070 children | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 17,676 children | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 20,500 children | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 23,470 children | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 26,506 children | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 29,511 children | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 32,402 children | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 33,434 children | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 34,189 children | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 34,895 children | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 35,679 children | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 36,627 children | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 38,112 children | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 39,269 children | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 40,096 children | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 40,576 children | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 40,672 children | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40,255 children | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 39,307 children | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 37,980 children | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 36,402 children | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 34,856 children | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 33,199 children | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 31,616 children | -4.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 31,616 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 31,616 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,022 children | 1,632 children | 10,570 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,544 children | 12,682 children | 34,189 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,549 children | 34,895 children | 40,672 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,811 children | 31,616 children | 37,980 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Senegal?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Senegal was 31,616 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 40,672 children in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,632 children in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Senegal ranks 45th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.