Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 2,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Saudi Arabia stood at 2,300.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6,800 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 620, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 85th 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 | 1,748 | 620 | 3,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,300 | 3,700 | 6,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,240 | 4,700 | 6,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,180 | 2,300 | 4,100 | 5 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 250,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 255,248 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 253,084 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Saudi Arabia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Saudi Arabia was 2,300 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,800 in 2012.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 620 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 85th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.