Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 43,820 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 43,820 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Sierra Leone peaked at 49,634 children in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,556 children, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,381 children | 1,556 children | 10,897 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,177 children | 12,655 children | 33,861 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,779 children | 35,849 children | 49,489 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,639 children | 43,820 children | 49,634 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 79.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 11.67 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Sierra Leone?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Sierra Leone was 43,820 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 49,634 children in 2021.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,556 children in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.