Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
Rwanda: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 88,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda is 88,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda peaked at 210,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 1990.
That places Rwanda 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,000 | — |
| 1991 | 19,000 | +46.2% |
| 1992 | 26,000 | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 34,000 | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 42,000 | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 48,000 | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 60,000 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 72,000 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 84,000 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 96,000 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 110,000 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 140,000 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 150,000 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 160,000 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 180,000 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 190,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 210,000 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200,000 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 190,000 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 180,000 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 170,000 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 160,000 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 99,000 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 88,000 | -11.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 88,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 88,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,100 | 13,000 | 84,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,600 | 96,000 | 210,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,000 | 140,000 | 210,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,400 | 88,000 | 130,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Rwanda was 88,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 210,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Rwanda ranks 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.