Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Algeria
Algeria: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 3,600 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Algeria stood at 3,600. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Algeria peaked at 3,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 78th 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 | 380 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 852 | 500 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,630 | 1,600 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,520 | 3,500 | 3,600 | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 943.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 516,609 (2025)
- Population, male 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 14.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 14.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 485,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 505,949 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Algeria?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Algeria was 3,600 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,600 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Algeria ranks 78th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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.