Number of children orphaned from aids in Spain

Spain: Number of children orphaned from aids was 9,197 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9,197
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
65th
of 139 countries
All-time high
30,581
in 2009
All-time low
2,435
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of children orphaned from aids in Spain, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 2.4k1991: 3.7k1992: 5.2k1993: 7.1k1994: 9.2k1995: 11.6k1996: 14.2k1997: 16.2k1998: 18.1k1999: 19.9k2000: 21.7k2001: 23.3k2002: 24.8k2003: 26.1k2004: 27.4k2005: 28.5k2006: 29.5k2007: 30.2k2008: 30.6k2009: 30.6k2010: 30.3k2011: 29.3k2012: 28.9k2013: 28.2k2014: 27.5k2015: 26.8k2016: 25.7k2017: 23.3k2018: 20.9k2019: 18.7k2020: 16.6k2021: 14.5k2022: 12.6k2023: 10.7k2024: 9.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children orphaned from aids in Spain is 9,197, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children orphaned from aids in Spain peaked at 30,581 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,435, in 1990.

Spain ranks 65th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Number of children orphaned from aids in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Number of children orphaned from aids in Spain, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 2,435 —
1991 3,674 +50.9%
1992 5,214 +41.9%
1993 7,054 +35.3%
1994 9,192 +30.3%
1995 11,597 +26.2%
1996 14,174 +22.2%
1997 16,226 +14.5%
1998 18,125 +11.7%
1999 19,943 +10.0%
2000 21,693 +8.8%
2001 23,345 +7.6%
2002 24,824 +6.3%
2003 26,140 +5.3%
2004 27,399 +4.8%
2005 28,506 +4.0%
2006 29,453 +3.3%
2007 30,179 +2.5%
2008 30,552 +1.2%
2009 30,581 +0.1%
2010 30,252 -1.1%
2011 29,346 -3.0%
2012 28,921 -1.5%
2013 28,190 -2.5%
2014 27,522 -2.4%
2015 26,834 -2.5%
2016 25,705 -4.2%
2017 23,298 -9.4%
2018 20,941 -10.1%
2019 18,685 -10.8%
2020 16,584 -11.2%
2021 14,497 -12.6%
2022 12,594 -13.1%
2023 10,744 -14.7%
2024 9,197 -14.4%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 9,197 is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03, 16.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 9,197 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35, 16.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,763 2,435 19,943 10
2000s 27,267 21,693 30,581 10
2010s 25,969 18,685 30,252 10
2020s 12,723 9,197 16,584 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 62 Panama 10,577 compare
  2. 63 Somalia 10,556 compare
  3. 64 Guatemala 9,841 compare
  4. 66 Djibouti 8,890 compare
  5. 67 Morocco 8,652 compare
  6. 68 Mauritania 8,356 compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of children orphaned from aids in Spain?
Number of children orphaned from aids in Spain was 9,197 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 30,581 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2,435 in 1990.
How does Spain rank for number of children orphaned from aids?
Spain ranks 65th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of children orphaned from aids rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of children orphaned from aids in Spain. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-children-orphaned-from-aids/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-children-orphaned-from-aids/spain/">Number of children orphaned from aids in Spain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of children orphaned from aids
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed