Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 61,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eswatini stood at 61,000.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eswatini peaked at 97,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
Eswatini ranks 31st of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 810 | +62.0% |
| 1993 | 1,700 | +109.9% |
| 1994 | 3,100 | +82.4% |
| 1995 | 5,200 | +67.7% |
| 1996 | 8,400 | +61.5% |
| 1997 | 13,000 | +54.8% |
| 1998 | 18,000 | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 25,000 | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 33,000 | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 41,000 | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 50,000 | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 58,000 | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 66,000 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 74,000 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 80,000 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 85,000 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 89,000 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 94,000 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 95,000 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96,000 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 97,000 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 97,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95,000 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 91,000 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 87,000 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 82,000 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 79,000 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 77,000 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 72,000 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 68,000 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 65,000 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 61,000 | -6.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 61,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 61,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1993 | +109.9% | 810 | 1,700 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,591 | 200 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,700 | 33,000 | 91,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,300 | 79,000 | 97,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,600 | 61,000 | 77,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eswatini?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Eswatini was 61,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 97,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Eswatini ranks 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.