Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS by country
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.
Countries reporting
138
Highest
1.30 million
Nigeria
Lowest
100
Slovenia
Median
7,350
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
4,809
What the numbers show
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 1.30 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 100 in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,350, and the mean is 82,856.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,000.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 80.0%).
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 1.30 million | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 1.20 million | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 930,000 | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 890,000 | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 630,000 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 570,000 | 2024 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 510,000 | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 510,000 | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 9 | Cameroon | 410,000 | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 360,000 | 2024 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 350,000 | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 310,000 | 2024 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 290,000 | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 240,000 | 2024 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 240,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 160,000 | 2024 | up 370.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 150,000 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Chad | 120,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 110,000 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 110,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 19 | Myanmar | 110,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 19 | South Sudan | 110,000 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 99,000 | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 24 | Congo | 88,000 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 88,000 | 2024 | down 53.7% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 86,000 | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 81,000 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Vietnam | 80,000 | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 73,000 | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 66,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 31 | Eswatini | 61,000 | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Togo | 56,000 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Namibia | 55,000 | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 53,000 | 2024 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 35 | Botswana | 52,000 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 44,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 43,000 | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Haiti | 40,000 | 2024 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar | 40,000 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 38,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 37,000 | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Niger | 36,000 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 33,000 | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 32,000 | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 32,000 | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 30,000 | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 29,000 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 28,000 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 28,000 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Benin | 27,000 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Gambia | 27,000 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 26,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 24,000 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Peru | 22,000 | 2024 | down 53.2% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 18,000 | 2024 | up 291.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | 16,000 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 13,000 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 11,000 | 2024 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Eritrea | 11,000 | 2024 | down 52.2% | rising |
| 58 | Honduras | 11,000 | 2024 | down 54.2% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 11,000 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Somalia | 11,000 | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 58 | Yemen | 11,000 | 2024 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 9,800 | 2024 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 65 | Spain | 9,200 | 2024 | down 67.1% | rising |
| 66 | Djibouti | 8,900 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 8,700 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritania | 8,400 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 7,500 | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 70 | El Salvador | 7,200 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Laos | 7,100 | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 7,100 | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 6,400 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 74 | Moldova | 5,800 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 5,200 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,000 | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Canada | 4,700 | 2022 | down 68.7% | rising |
| 78 | Cuba | 3,600 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Algeria | 3,600 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 3,400 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Suriname | 3,100 | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 3,000 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 2,900 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 2,700 | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 2,300 | 2024 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 86 | Romania | 2,200 | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 2,100 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Guyana | 1,900 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 1,900 | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Belize | 1,800 | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Netherlands | 1,600 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 92 | Libya | 1,200 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 1,100 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Bahamas | 1,100 | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 95 | Germany | 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 96 | East Timor | 900 | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 840 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 97 | Iraq | 840 | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Oman | 730 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 100 | Lithuania | 700 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 101 | Barbados | 680 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 102 | Australia | 670 | 2022 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Georgia | 650 | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 600 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 550 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 106 | Albania | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Denmark | 500 | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 106 | Estonia | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Fiji | 500 | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Greece | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Ireland | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Jordan | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Singapore | 500 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Syria | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 200 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Belgium | 200 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 117 | Bhutan | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Croatia | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | New Zealand | 200 | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 117 | Serbia | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Bahrain | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 125 | Comoros | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Dominica | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Iceland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Maldives | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Montenegro | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Norway | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Slovakia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Slovenia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.80 million
About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.