Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Benin
Benin: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 27,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Benin is 27,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Benin peaked at 47,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Benin 50th 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.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 670 | +34.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 | +49.3% |
| 1993 | 1,500 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 2,300 | +53.3% |
| 1995 | 3,400 | +47.8% |
| 1996 | 4,900 | +44.1% |
| 1997 | 6,800 | +38.8% |
| 1998 | 9,200 | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 12,000 | +30.4% |
| 2000 | 15,000 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 19,000 | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 23,000 | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 27,000 | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 32,000 | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 36,000 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 40,000 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 44,000 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 47,000 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 40,000 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 38,000 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37,000 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,000 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 33,000 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 31,000 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 27,000 | -6.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 27,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 27,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,227 | 500 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,900 | 15,000 | 47,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,000 | 37,000 | 44,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,000 | 27,000 | 35,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Benin?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Benin was 27,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.