Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Pakistan
Pakistan: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 160,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Pakistan stood at 160,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 370.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Pakistan peaked at 160,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Pakistan 16th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Pakistan, 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 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 570 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 1,100 | +93.0% |
| 2007 | 2,100 | +90.9% |
| 2008 | 3,600 | +71.4% |
| 2009 | 6,000 | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 9,300 | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 14,000 | +50.5% |
| 2012 | 19,000 | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 26,000 | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 34,000 | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 43,000 | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 54,000 | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 65,000 | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 77,000 | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 90,000 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 120,000 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 150,000 | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 160,000 | +6.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 160,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 4.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 160,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 91.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,527 | 200 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,130 | 9,300 | 90,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,000 | 100,000 | 160,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Pakistan?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Pakistan was 160,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 160,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 370.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.