Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Tunisia
Tunisia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 2,957 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 2,957 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Tunisia peaked at 2,957 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.22 children, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 82nd of 139 countries on this measure, 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.22 children | — |
| 1991 | 24.05 children | +39.7% |
| 1992 | 32.99 children | +37.1% |
| 1993 | 44.46 children | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 58.93 children | +32.6% |
| 1995 | 76.89 children | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 98.84 children | +28.5% |
| 1997 | 125.09 children | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 155.41 children | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 189.62 children | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 227.62 children | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 270.84 children | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 316.06 children | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 366.64 children | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 422.47 children | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 484.35 children | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 552.65 children | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 627.45 children | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 708.61 children | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 794.67 children | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 882.46 children | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 980.77 children | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1,092 children | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 1,221 children | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1,361 children | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 1,509 children | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1,669 children | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 1,833 children | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2,009 children | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 2,183 children | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 2,352 children | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 2,511 children | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 2,674 children | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 2,819 children | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 2,957 children | +4.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2,957 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2,957 children is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 2.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.35 children | 17.22 children | 189.62 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 477.14 children | 227.62 children | 794.67 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,474 children | 882.46 children | 2,183 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,662 children | 2,352 children | 2,957 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 79 Cuba 3,577 children compare
- 80 Azerbaijan 3,364 children compare
- 81 Suriname 3,113 children compare
- 83 Costa Rica 2,901 children compare
- 84 United Kingdom 2,652 children compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 2,331 children compare
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Tunisia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Tunisia was 2,957 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,957 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.22 children in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.