Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Gambia
Gambia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 27,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Gambia stood at 27,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Gambia peaked at 27,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 50th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 720 | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 1,400 | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 1,900 | +35.7% |
| 1999 | 2,600 | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 3,300 | +26.9% |
| 2001 | 4,200 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 5,300 | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 6,400 | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 7,700 | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 27,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 27,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Gambia 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 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 942 | 100 | 2,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,490 | 3,300 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,900 | 16,000 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,600 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Gambia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Gambia was 27,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Gambia ranks 50th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.