Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Ghana: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 240,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 240,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Ghana peaked at 250,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 1990.
That places Ghana 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,000 | — |
| 1991 | 18,000 | +38.5% |
| 1992 | 24,000 | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 32,000 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 41,000 | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 52,000 | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 65,000 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 79,000 | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 95,000 | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 110,000 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 130,000 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 160,000 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 170,000 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 190,000 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 240,000 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 250,000 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 240,000 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 240,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 6.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 240,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,900 | 13,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,000 | 130,000 | 230,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,000 | 230,000 | 240,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,000 | 240,000 | 250,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Ghana was 240,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 250,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.