Number of children orphaned from aids in Somalia
Somalia: Number of children orphaned from aids was 10,556 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10,556
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
63rd
of 139 countries
All-time high
15,197
in 2009
All-time low
1,937
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Number of children orphaned from aids in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, number of children orphaned from aids in Somalia stood at 10,556.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children orphaned from aids in Somalia peaked at 15,197 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,937, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 63rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of children orphaned from aids in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,937 | — |
| 1991 | 2,286 | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 2,639 | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 3,168 | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 3,835 | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 4,576 | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 5,463 | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 6,375 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 7,326 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 8,299 | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 9,294 | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 10,264 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 11,183 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 12,126 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 12,964 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 13,584 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 14,137 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 14,637 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 15,003 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15,197 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 15,139 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14,675 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 14,319 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 13,974 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 13,639 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 13,302 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 12,918 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 12,505 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 12,097 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11,715 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 11,338 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 10,953 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 10,556 | -3.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10,556 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,346, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10,556 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,590 | 1,937 | 8,299 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,839 | 9,294 | 15,197 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,428 | 11,715 | 15,139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,949 | 10,556 | 11,338 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children orphaned from aids in Somalia?
- Number of children orphaned from aids in Somalia was 10,556 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,197 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,937 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for number of children orphaned from aids?
- Somalia ranks 63rd out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of children orphaned from aids rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children orphaned from aids. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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