Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Uganda: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 890,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Uganda is 890,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Uganda peaked at 1.10 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 260,000, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 4th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 260,000 | — |
| 1991 | 330,000 | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 400,000 | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 470,000 | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 540,000 | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 610,000 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 670,000 | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 730,000 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 790,000 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 830,000 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 880,000 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 910,000 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 940,000 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 970,000 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 990,000 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 990,000 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 970,000 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 930,000 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 890,000 | -4.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 890,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 18.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 890,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 10.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Uganda 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 | +26.9% | 260,000 | 330,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 563,000 | 260,000 | 830,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 979,000 | 880,000 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.10 million | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 956,000 | 890,000 | 1.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 1 Nigeria 1.30 million compare
- 2 Mozambique 1.20 million compare
- 3 Tanzania 930,000 compare
- 5 South Africa 630,000 compare
- 6 Kenya 570,000 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 510,000 compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 510,000 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Uganda?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Uganda was 890,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,000 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.