Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 1,900 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1,900 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,200 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 88th 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 | 120 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 871 | 500 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,990 | 1,600 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,060 | 1,900 | 2,200 | 5 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 174,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 181,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 177,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 180,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 175,626 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 180,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 180,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 173,052 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Sri Lanka?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Sri Lanka was 1,900 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.