Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 66,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso is 66,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso peaked at 140,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19,000, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 60,600 | 19,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,000 | 110,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,100 | 89,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,800 | 66,000 | 83,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 317,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 283,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 300,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 292,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 309,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 300,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 325,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 332,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 316,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 291,766 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso was 66,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.