Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Netherlands or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1,900 against 1,600 in Netherlands as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sri Lanka?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, published as Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Netherlands

1,600

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1,900

in 2024

Netherlands rank

91st

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

Netherlands
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,900 against 1,600 in Netherlands, a difference of 300.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 138 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,457	120	1,337	Netherlands
2000s	1,440	871	569	Netherlands
2010s	1,500	1,990	490	Sri Lanka
2020s	1,600	2,100	500	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Netherlands or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,900 against 1,600 in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Netherlands and Sri Lanka?: 300, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Sri Lanka rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?: Netherlands ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, published as Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Source: UNAIDS estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.