Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Senegal
Senegal: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 32,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 32,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Senegal peaked at 41,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,600, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 44th 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 | 5,070 | 1,600 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,500 | 13,000 | 34,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,600 | 35,000 | 41,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,800 | 32,000 | 38,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 215,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 231,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 213,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 234,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 216,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 217,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 227,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 236,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Senegal?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Senegal was 32,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 41,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.