Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Thailand
Thailand: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 148,267 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 148,267 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Thailand peaked at 369,216 children in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,131 children, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 17th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 48,729 children | 1,131 children | 140,101 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 295,052 children | 172,012 children | 369,216 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 316,777 children | 244,717 children | 368,755 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 186,213 children | 148,267 children | 225,054 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Thailand?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Thailand was 148,267 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 369,216 children in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,131 children in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.