Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Togo
Togo: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 55,882 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Togo, 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 Togo is 55,882 children, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Togo peaked at 86,091 children in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,051 children, in 1990.
Togo ranks 32nd 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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Togo, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,051 children | — |
| 1991 | 2,831 children | +38.0% |
| 1992 | 3,883 children | +37.2% |
| 1993 | 5,277 children | +35.9% |
| 1994 | 6,858 children | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 9,101 children | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 11,976 children | +31.6% |
| 1997 | 15,534 children | +29.7% |
| 1998 | 19,774 children | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 24,712 children | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 30,303 children | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 36,202 children | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 42,376 children | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 48,630 children | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 54,704 children | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 60,547 children | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 65,558 children | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 70,144 children | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 75,576 children | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 79,623 children | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 82,325 children | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 83,243 children | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83,967 children | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 84,612 children | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 85,398 children | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 86,091 children | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 85,848 children | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 84,598 children | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 82,430 children | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 79,093 children | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 74,724 children | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 70,108 children | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 65,781 children | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 60,907 children | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 55,882 children | -8.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 55,882 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Togo's 55,882 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,200 children | 2,051 children | 24,712 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,366 children | 30,303 children | 79,623 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,760 children | 79,093 children | 86,091 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,480 children | 55,882 children | 74,724 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Togo?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Togo was 55,882 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 86,091 children in 2015.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,051 children in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Togo ranks 32nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.