Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burundi
Burundi: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 53,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burundi is 53,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burundi peaked at 140,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19,000, in 1990.
Burundi ranks 34th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,000 | — |
| 1991 | 26,000 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 35,000 | +34.6% |
| 1993 | 44,000 | +25.7% |
| 1994 | 52,000 | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 65,000 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 76,000 | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 85,000 | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 94,000 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 100,000 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 92,000 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 84,000 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 75,000 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 67,000 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 60,000 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 53,000 | -11.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 53,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 53,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,600 | 19,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,000 | 110,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,200 | 92,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,800 | 53,000 | 84,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burundi?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burundi was 53,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Burundi ranks 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.