Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Spain
Spain: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 9,200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9,200 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Spain peaked at 31,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,400, in 1990.
That places Spain 65th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,760 | 2,400 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,300 | 22,000 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,000 | 19,000 | 30,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,840 | 9,200 | 17,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Spain
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Spain?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Spain was 9,200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 31,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Spain ranks 65th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.