Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Thailand
Thailand: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 150,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Thailand is 150,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Thailand peaked at 370,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,100, in 1990.
That places Thailand 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 48,700 | 1,100 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 296,000 | 170,000 | 370,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,000 | 240,000 | 370,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,000 | 150,000 | 230,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Thailand
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 411,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 398,874 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 419,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 396,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 418,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 395,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 376,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 365,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 387,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 422,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Thailand?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Thailand was 150,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 370,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.