Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 30,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guinea-Bissau is 30,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 34,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th 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 Guinea-Bissau, 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 | 630 | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 910 | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 1,300 | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 1,800 | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 2,600 | +44.4% |
| 2000 | 3,500 | +34.6% |
| 2001 | 4,700 | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 6,200 | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 7,900 | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 9,800 | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 14,000 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 18,000 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 24,000 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 29,000 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 31,000 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 33,000 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32,000 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 31,000 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 30,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 30,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 904 | 100 | 2,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,210 | 3,500 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,000 | 22,000 | 34,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,800 | 30,000 | 33,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guinea-Bissau?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guinea-Bissau was 30,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 34,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.