Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Yemen
Yemen: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 11,043 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 11,043 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Yemen peaked at 11,043 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 165.44 children, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 59th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 394.04 children | 165.44 children | 718.14 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,614 children | 827.35 children | 2,680 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,308 children | 3,031 children | 7,975 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,840 children | 8,604 children | 11,043 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3943 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 7,000 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 119.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 14.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 4,698 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 4,076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 119.33 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Yemen?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Yemen was 11,043 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 11,043 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 165.44 children in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Yemen ranks 59th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.