Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 600 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 600 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bulgaria peaked at 610 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 559 | 500 | 610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 600 | 600 | 600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,549 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 35,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 33,693 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bulgaria?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bulgaria was 600 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 610 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.