Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Angola
Angola: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 290,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Angola stood at 290,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Angola peaked at 290,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,300, in 1990.
Angola ranks 13th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 16,440 | 4,300 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,400 | 42,000 | 120,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,000 | 130,000 | 240,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,000 | 260,000 | 290,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Angola
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 417,736 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 493,356 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 418,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 434,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 451,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 453,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 400,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 436,271 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Angola?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Angola was 290,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 290,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,300 in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Angola ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola 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.