Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique
Mozambique: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 1.20 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.20 million for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Mozambique peaked at 1.30 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 2nd out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 71,300 | 12,000 | 180,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 482,000 | 220,000 | 770,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million | 840,000 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million | 1.20 million | 1.30 million | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 451,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 427,932 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 442,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 440,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 454,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 462,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 471,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 429,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 465,444 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Mozambique?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Mozambique was 1.20 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Mozambique ranks 2nd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.