Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Greece
Greece: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Greece stood at 500. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Greece peaked at 500 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Greece ranks 106th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 500 is below the median for high income countries, which is 550, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 500 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 575, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 103 Georgia 650 compare
- 104 Bulgaria 600 compare
- 105 Switzerland 550 compare
- 106 Albania 500 compare
- 106 Denmark 500 compare
- 106 Estonia 500 compare
- 106 Fiji 500 compare
- 106 Ireland 500 compare
- 106 Jordan 500 compare
- 106 Mongolia 500 compare
- 106 Singapore 500 compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 compare
- 106 Syria 500 compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % 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 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % 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 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Greece?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Greece was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 1995.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Greece ranks 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.