Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in East Timor
East Timor: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 904.47 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in East Timor stood at 904.47 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in East Timor peaked at 962.04 children in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.58 children, in 1990.
That places East Timor 96th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in East Timor, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.58 children | — |
| 1991 | 23.88 children | +53.2% |
| 1992 | 34.75 children | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 48.58 children | +39.8% |
| 1994 | 65.69 children | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 86.2 children | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 109.61 children | +27.2% |
| 1997 | 136.39 children | +24.4% |
| 1998 | 167.95 children | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 204.48 children | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 221.07 children | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 245.64 children | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 277.29 children | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 315.21 children | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 353.82 children | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 392.77 children | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 433.19 children | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 474.2 children | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 516.43 children | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 558.38 children | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 601.43 children | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 644.6 children | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 690.48 children | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 726.03 children | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 776.95 children | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 817.47 children | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 842.3 children | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 863.45 children | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 904.08 children | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 936.13 children | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 951.33 children | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 962.04 children | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 960.93 children | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 934.39 children | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 904.47 children | -3.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 904.47 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 904.47 children is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,589 children, 7% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.31 children | 15.58 children | 204.48 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 378.8 children | 221.07 children | 558.38 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 780.29 children | 601.43 children | 936.13 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 942.63 children | 904.47 children | 962.04 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in East Timor?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in East Timor was 904.47 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 962.04 children in 2021.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.58 children in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- East Timor ranks 96th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.