Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Venezuela
Venezuela: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 43,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 43,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Venezuela peaked at 50,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,200, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 37th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 | 3,500 | 1,200 | 7,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,730 | 8,400 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,700 | 29,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,200 | 43,000 | 50,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Venezuela
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 281,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 282,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 268,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 282,315 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 269,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 280,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 266,884 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 264,313 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Venezuela?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Venezuela was 43,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.