Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tunisia
Tunisia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 3,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tunisia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia is 3,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia peaked at 3,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 82nd 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 | 130 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 569 | 500 | 800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,476 | 880 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,680 | 2,400 | 3,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 80 Azerbaijan 3,400 compare
- 81 Suriname 3,100 compare
- 83 Costa Rica 2,900 compare
- 84 United Kingdom 2,700 compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 2,300 compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 107,938 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.16 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 96,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 101,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 98,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 104,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 102,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 112,633 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia was 3,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.