Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tunisia
Tunisia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 3,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tunisia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia is 3,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia peaked at 3,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 82nd out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tunisia, 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 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 550 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 630 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 710 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 800 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 880 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 980 | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 1,100 | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2,000 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 2,200 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2,700 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 3,000 | +7.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1997 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 569 | 500 | 800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,476 | 880 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,680 | 2,400 | 3,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 80 Azerbaijan 3,400 compare
- 81 Suriname 3,100 compare
- 83 Costa Rica 2,900 compare
- 84 United Kingdom 2,700 compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 2,300 compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Tunisia was 3,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.