Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
Tanzania: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 930,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tanzania is 930,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tanzania peaked at 1.10 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 95,000, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 3rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95,000 | — |
| 1991 | 130,000 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 170,000 | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 220,000 | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 280,000 | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 340,000 | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 410,000 | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 470,000 | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 540,000 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 610,000 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 670,000 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 740,000 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 800,000 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 860,000 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 910,000 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 960,000 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 980,000 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 930,000 | -5.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 930,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 23.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 930,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 11.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +36.8% | 95,000 | 130,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 326,500 | 95,000 | 610,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 894,000 | 670,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million | 1.00 million | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million | 930,000 | 1.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Nigeria 1.30 million compare
- 2 Mozambique 1.20 million compare
- 4 Uganda 890,000 compare
- 5 South Africa 630,000 compare
- 6 Kenya 570,000 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tanzania?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tanzania was 930,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,000 in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.