Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belgium
Belgium: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium stood at 200. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium peaked at 810 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2015.
That places Belgium 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 679 | 500 | 810 | 10 |
| 2000s | 575 | 500 | 730 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 200 compare
- 117 Bhutan 200 compare
- 117 Croatia 200 compare
- 117 New Zealand 200 compare
- 117 Serbia 200 compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 200 compare
- 117 United Arab Emirates 200 compare
More health data for Belgium
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 71,068 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 7.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 70,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 68,902 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 67,114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium was 200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 810 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.