Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 11,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan is 11,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 134.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan peaked at 11,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 327 | 100 | 570 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,570 | 690 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,080 | 3,100 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,800 | 8,200 | 11,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 621,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 556,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 607,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 619,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 647,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 542,847 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan was 11,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Afghanistan ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.