Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Peru
Peru: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 22,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Peru is 22,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Peru peaked at 64,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 1990.
Peru ranks 54th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,000 | — |
| 1991 | 15,000 | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 19,000 | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 24,000 | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 28,000 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 33,000 | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 38,000 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 43,000 | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 48,000 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 52,000 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 56,000 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 59,000 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 61,000 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 63,000 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63,000 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 61,000 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 59,000 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 57,000 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 54,000 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 52,000 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 49,000 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 45,000 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 44,000 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 40,000 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 37,000 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 34,000 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 31,000 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 28,000 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 25,000 | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 22,000 | -12.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 22,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 6.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 22,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,100 | 11,000 | 52,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,100 | 56,000 | 64,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,700 | 37,000 | 57,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,000 | 22,000 | 34,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 Peru?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Peru was 22,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 64,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Peru ranks 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.