Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Libya
Libya: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 1,200 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1,200 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Libya peaked at 1,200 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Libya 92nd out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Libya, 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 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 560 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 590 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 650 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 740 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 860 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 1,000 | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 1,200 | +20.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,200 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 37% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,200 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 69% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 350 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 518 | 500 | 590 | 10 |
| 2020s | 890 | 650 | 1,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Libya?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Libya was 1,200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Libya ranks 92nd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.