Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Latvia
Latvia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 2,100 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Latvia is 2,100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Latvia peaked at 2,100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 87th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 540 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 600 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 670 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 730 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 810 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 890 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 980 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1,100 | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2,100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 550, 3.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2,100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 575, 3.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 310 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 585 | 500 | 810 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,387 | 890 | 1,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,040 | 1,900 | 2,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % 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 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % 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 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Latvia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Latvia was 2,100 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.