Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Jordan
Jordan: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 500 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Jordan is 500, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Jordan peaked at 500 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 106th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 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 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 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% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 15% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 500 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 29% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 320 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 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 Greece 500 compare
- 106 Ireland 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 Jordan
- 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 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % 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 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Jordan?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Jordan was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Jordan ranks 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.