Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
Rwanda: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 88,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda is 88,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda peaked at 210,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 1990.
That places Rwanda 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 44,100 | 13,000 | 84,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,600 | 96,000 | 210,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,000 | 140,000 | 210,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,400 | 88,000 | 130,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 180,149 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 181,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 184,211 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 5.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 180,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 182,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 178,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 171,123 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda was 88,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 210,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Rwanda ranks 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.