Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 2,900 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Costa Rica is 2,900, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Costa Rica peaked at 3,100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722 | 500 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,770 | 1,400 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,540 | 2,200 | 2,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,000 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 80 Azerbaijan 3,400 compare
- 81 Suriname 3,100 compare
- 82 Tunisia 3,000 compare
- 84 United Kingdom 2,700 compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 2,300 compare
- 86 Romania 2,200 compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 35,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 35,884 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 34,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 34,370 (2025)
- Population, male 2.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 34,687 (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Costa Rica?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Costa Rica was 2,900 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.