Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Spain
Spain: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 9,197 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Spain, 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 Spain is 9,197 children, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Spain peaked at 30,581 children in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,435 children, 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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Spain, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,435 children | — |
| 1991 | 3,674 children | +50.9% |
| 1992 | 5,214 children | +41.9% |
| 1993 | 7,054 children | +35.3% |
| 1994 | 9,192 children | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 11,597 children | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 14,174 children | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 16,226 children | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 18,125 children | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 19,943 children | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 21,693 children | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 23,345 children | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 24,824 children | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 26,140 children | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 27,399 children | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 28,506 children | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 29,453 children | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 30,179 children | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 30,552 children | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 30,581 children | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 30,252 children | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 29,346 children | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 28,921 children | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 28,190 children | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 27,522 children | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 26,834 children | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 25,705 children | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 23,298 children | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 20,941 children | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 18,685 children | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 16,584 children | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 14,497 children | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 12,594 children | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 10,744 children | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 9,197 children | -14.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 9,197 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 16.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 9,197 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 16.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,763 children | 2,435 children | 19,943 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,267 children | 21,693 children | 30,581 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,969 children | 18,685 children | 30,252 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,723 children | 9,197 children | 16,584 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Spain?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Spain was 9,197 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30,581 children in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,435 children in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Spain ranks 65th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths 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 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.