Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Philippines
Philippines: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 18,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Philippines, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Philippines stood at 18,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 291.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Philippines peaked at 18,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Philippines ranks 55th 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 Philippines, 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 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 590 | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 720 | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 890 | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 1,100 | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 1,400 | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 1,800 | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 2,300 | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 2,900 | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 3,700 | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 4,600 | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 5,400 | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 6,200 | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 7,000 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 7,900 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 8,900 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 10,000 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 18,000 | +20.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 18,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 5.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 18,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,550, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 720 | 500 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,070 | 1,800 | 8,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,600 | 10,000 | 18,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Philippines was 18,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Philippines ranks 55th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.