Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Venezuela
Venezuela: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 43,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 43,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Venezuela peaked at 50,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,200, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 37th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,200 | — |
| 1991 | 1,500 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 1,800 | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 2,300 | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 2,800 | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 3,400 | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 4,100 | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 4,900 | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 5,900 | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 7,100 | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 8,400 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 9,900 | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 12,000 | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 20,000 | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 24,000 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 29,000 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 31,000 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 33,000 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 35,000 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 38,000 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 41,000 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 42,000 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 46,000 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 49,000 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 48,000 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 46,000 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 43,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 43,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 6.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,500 | 1,200 | 7,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,730 | 8,400 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,700 | 29,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,200 | 43,000 | 50,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Venezuela?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Venezuela was 43,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.