Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Egypt
Egypt: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 24,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Egypt stood at 24,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Egypt peaked at 24,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 580, in 1990.
That places Egypt 53rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 3,040 | 580 | 6,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,100 | 6,900 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,200 | 12,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,000 | 20,000 | 24,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 5.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Egypt?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Egypt was 24,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 580 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Egypt ranks 53rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.