Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Morocco
Morocco: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 8,700 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Morocco stood at 8,700.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Morocco peaked at 9,700 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 67th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,257 | 500 | 2,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,910 | 3,000 | 6,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,580 | 7,300 | 9,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,300 | 8,700 | 9,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 64 Guatemala 9,800 compare
- 65 Spain 9,200 compare
- 66 Djibouti 8,900 compare
- 68 Mauritania 8,400 compare
- 69 Tajikistan 7,500 compare
- 70 El Salvador 7,200 compare
More health data for Morocco
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 334,088 (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 12.62 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 9.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 315,409 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 329,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 316,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 332,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 317,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 338,030 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Morocco?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Morocco was 8,700 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 9,700 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Morocco ranks 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.