Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Serbia
Serbia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 136.97 children in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
136.97 children
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
122nd
of 139 countries
All-time high
292.1 children
in 2003
All-time low
46.77 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 136.97 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Serbia peaked at 292.1 children in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.77 children, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 122nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Serbia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.77 children | — |
| 1991 | 62.88 children | +34.4% |
| 1992 | 81.53 children | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 102.39 children | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 124.79 children | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 148.06 children | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 171.51 children | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 194.44 children | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 215.86 children | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 234.49 children | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 251.03 children | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 266.18 children | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 280.05 children | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 292.1 children | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 275.68 children | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 252.63 children | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 229.1 children | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 206.82 children | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 186.47 children | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 168.52 children | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 153.15 children | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 140.63 children | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 131.69 children | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 125.88 children | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 122.93 children | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 122.28 children | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 122.94 children | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 123.67 children | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 124.06 children | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 122.79 children | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 122.38 children | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 125.07 children | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 128.92 children | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 132.86 children | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 136.97 children | +3.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 136.97 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 136.97 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.27 children | 46.77 children | 234.49 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 240.86 children | 168.52 children | 292.1 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 129 children | 122.28 children | 153.15 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.24 children | 122.38 children | 136.97 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 119 Bhutan 151.11 children compare
- 120 Belgium 143 children compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 141.63 children compare
- 123 Croatia 126.59 children compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 126.17 children compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 121.68 children compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Serbia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Serbia was 136.97 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 292.1 children in 2003.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.77 children in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Serbia ranks 122nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.