Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Eritrea
Eritrea: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 11,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eritrea is 11,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eritrea peaked at 26,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,400, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 58th 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 | 7,580 | 2,400 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,700 | 16,000 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,600 | 16,000 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,000 | 11,000 | 15,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 43,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 42,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 41,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eritrea?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eritrea was 11,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Eritrea ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.