Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 10,556 children in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2022, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Somalia stood at 10,556 children.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Somalia peaked at 15,197 children in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,937 children, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,590 children | 1,937 children | 8,299 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,839 children | 9,294 children | 15,197 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,428 children | 11,715 children | 15,139 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,949 children | 10,556 children | 11,338 children | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Somalia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Somalia was 10,556 children in 2022, 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,197 children in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,937 children in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Somalia ranks 63rd out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths 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 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.