Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Vietnam
Vietnam: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 80,319 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Vietnam, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 80,319 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Vietnam peaked at 80,655 children in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.86 children, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 28th 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 | 1,486 children | 45.86 children | 5,466 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,365 children | 7,729 children | 47,667 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,626 children | 50,820 children | 75,548 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,422 children | 77,601 children | 80,655 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 74.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4368 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Vietnam?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Vietnam was 80,319 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 80,655 children in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.86 children in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Vietnam ranks 28th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.