Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Congo
Congo: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 88,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Congo stood at 88,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Congo peaked at 88,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 1990.
That places Congo 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,000 | — |
| 1991 | 14,000 | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 18,000 | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 23,000 | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 28,000 | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 33,000 | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 38,000 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 42,000 | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 47,000 | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 51,000 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 55,000 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 59,000 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 62,000 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 65,000 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 67,000 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 69,000 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 70,000 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 71,000 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 72,000 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71,000 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72,000 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74,000 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 75,000 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 77,000 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 78,000 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80,000 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 81,000 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 83,000 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 84,000 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85,000 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86,000 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87,000 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 88,000 | +1.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 88,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 88,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +28.6% | 14,000 | 18,000 |
| 1993 | +27.8% | 18,000 | 23,000 |
| 1991 | +27.3% | 11,000 | 14,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,500 | 11,000 | 51,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,100 | 55,000 | 72,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,300 | 71,000 | 83,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,000 | 84,000 | 88,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 Congo?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Congo was 88,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 88,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Congo ranks 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.