Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Singapore
Singapore: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 500 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2023, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Singapore stood at 500. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Singapore peaked at 500 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Singapore 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 110 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 410 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 4 |
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More health data for Singapore
- Population ages 15-64, male 75.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 22,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 21,250 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.53 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 22,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 21,341 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Singapore?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Singapore was 500 in 2023, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Singapore ranks 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.