Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Ireland
Ireland: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Ireland stood at 500. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Ireland peaked at 500 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Ireland 106th 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 | 220 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 290 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 103 Georgia 650 compare
- 104 Bulgaria 600 compare
- 105 Switzerland 550 compare
- 106 Albania 500 compare
- 106 Denmark 500 compare
- 106 Estonia 500 compare
- 106 Fiji 500 compare
- 106 Greece 500 compare
- 106 Jordan 500 compare
- 106 Mongolia 500 compare
- 106 Singapore 500 compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 compare
- 106 Syria 500 compare
More health data for Ireland
- Population ages 65 and above, total 888,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 36,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 38,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 37,423 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 16.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,645 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 33,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 38,522 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Ireland?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Ireland was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 1998.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Ireland ranks 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.