Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 310,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Cote 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 Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 620,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46,000, in 1990.
Cote 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 Cote 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% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 310,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 7.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 310,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More health data for Cote 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,592 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % 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 0.0721 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cote d'Ivoire was 310,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 620,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 in 1990.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Cote 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 Cote 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.