Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 310,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 310,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 620,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46,000, in 1990.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,000 | — |
| 1991 | 65,000 | +41.3% |
| 1992 | 89,000 | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 120,000 | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 150,000 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 200,000 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 240,000 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 290,000 | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 340,000 | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 390,000 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 430,000 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 480,000 | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 520,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 550,000 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 580,000 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 600,000 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 620,000 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 620,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 620,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 610,000 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 590,000 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 570,000 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 560,000 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 540,000 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 520,000 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 510,000 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 490,000 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 480,000 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 450,000 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 430,000 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 400,000 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 380,000 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 360,000 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 330,000 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 310,000 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193,000 | 46,000 | 390,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 563,000 | 430,000 | 620,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 514,000 | 430,000 | 590,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,000 | 310,000 | 400,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 864.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,592 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4917 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Côte d'Ivoire was 310,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 620,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 in 1990.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.