Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 141.63 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 141.63 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in United Arab Emirates peaked at 187.16 children in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 children, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 121st of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 children | — |
| 1991 | 0 children | — |
| 1992 | 0 children | — |
| 1993 | 0 children | — |
| 1994 | 0.0023 children | — |
| 1995 | 0.0109 children | +367.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0331 children | +202.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0812 children | +145.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1798 children | +121.3% |
| 1999 | 0.37 children | +105.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7242 children | +95.7% |
| 2001 | 1.37 children | +88.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9 children | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 2.62 children | +37.8% |
| 2004 | 3.67 children | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 5.09 children | +38.9% |
| 2006 | 7.03 children | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 9.68 children | +37.6% |
| 2008 | 14.08 children | +45.4% |
| 2009 | 21.53 children | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 32.05 children | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 45.22 children | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 60.67 children | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 75.82 children | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 93.54 children | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 114.23 children | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 135.24 children | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 153.96 children | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 169.28 children | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 180.66 children | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 187.16 children | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 181.47 children | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 168.68 children | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 154.04 children | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 141.63 children | -8.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 141.63 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 141.63 children is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 12% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +367.1% | 0.0023 children | 0.0109 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0677 children | 0 children | 0.37 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.77 children | 0.7242 children | 21.53 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.07 children | 32.05 children | 180.66 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.6 children | 141.63 children | 187.16 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in United Arab Emirates?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in United Arab Emirates was 141.63 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 187.16 children in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 children in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 121st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.