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.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 590 | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 660 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 750 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 850 | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 950 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 1,100 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 1,600 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 2,100 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 2,300 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2,600 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 2,900 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 3,100 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3,600 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3,600 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (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.