Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 9,800 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guatemala stood at 9,800.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guatemala peaked at 20,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 720, in 1990.
That places Guatemala 64th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 720 | — |
| 1991 | 1,100 | +52.8% |
| 1992 | 1,500 | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 2,100 | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 2,900 | +38.1% |
| 1995 | 3,800 | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 4,900 | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 6,200 | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 7,700 | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 9,300 | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 11,000 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19,000 | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 9,800 | -10.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 9,800 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 3.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 9,800 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,022 | 720 | 9,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,100 | 11,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,600 | 14,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,560 | 9,800 | 13,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guatemala?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guatemala was 9,800 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 720 in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Guatemala ranks 64th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.