Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Switzerland
Switzerland: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 550 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Switzerland stood at 550.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Switzerland peaked at 1,900 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 105th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,047 | 500 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,790 | 1,600 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,122 | 790 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 628 | 550 | 730 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 102 Australia 670 compare
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- 106 Jordan 500 compare
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- 106 Singapore 500 compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 compare
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More health data for Switzerland
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 46,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 46,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 43,926 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 46,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 46,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 43,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 43,972 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,156 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Switzerland?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Switzerland was 550 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Switzerland ranks 105th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.