Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 44,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 44,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Sierra Leone peaked at 50,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,600, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5,400 | 1,600 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,200 | 13,000 | 34,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,900 | 36,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,000 | 44,000 | 50,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 105,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 102,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 101,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 104,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 103,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 105,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 104,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 99,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 103,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Sierra Leone?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Sierra Leone was 44,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.