Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Kenya: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 570,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 570,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Kenya peaked at 1.20 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59,000, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 6th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,000 | — |
| 1991 | 88,000 | +49.2% |
| 1992 | 130,000 | +47.7% |
| 1993 | 180,000 | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 250,000 | +38.9% |
| 1995 | 330,000 | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 420,000 | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 520,000 | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 630,000 | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 730,000 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 830,000 | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 930,000 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 990,000 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 930,000 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 880,000 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 820,000 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 770,000 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 730,000 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 690,000 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 650,000 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 610,000 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 570,000 | -6.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 570,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 14.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 570,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 6.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 333,700 | 59,000 | 730,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million | 830,000 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 989,000 | 770,000 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 650,000 | 570,000 | 730,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Kenya?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Kenya was 570,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,000 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Kenya ranks 6th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.