Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Nepal
Nepal: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 29,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Nepal stood at 29,000.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Nepal peaked at 37,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 47th 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 Nepal, 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 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 570 | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 1,100 | +93.0% |
| 2000 | 1,900 | +72.7% |
| 2001 | 3,200 | +68.4% |
| 2002 | 4,900 | +53.1% |
| 2003 | 7,000 | +42.9% |
| 2004 | 9,500 | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 15,000 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 22,000 | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 25,000 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 27,000 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 30,000 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 32,000 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 35,000 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,000 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 34,000 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 30,000 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 29,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1996 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
| 1999 | +93.0% | 570 | 1,100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 297 | 100 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,850 | 1,900 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,800 | 27,000 | 37,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,000 | 29,000 | 35,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 Nepal?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Nepal was 29,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 37,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.