Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam
Vietnam: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 80,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 80,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Vietnam peaked at 81,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Vietnam 28th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 850 | +70.0% |
| 1996 | 1,500 | +76.5% |
| 1997 | 2,400 | +60.0% |
| 1998 | 3,700 | +54.2% |
| 1999 | 5,500 | +48.6% |
| 2000 | 7,700 | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 11,000 | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 14,000 | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 18,000 | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 23,000 | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 28,000 | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 33,000 | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 39,000 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 44,000 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 48,000 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 51,000 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 54,000 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 57,000 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 60,000 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 63,000 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 65,000 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 68,000 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 73,000 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 76,000 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 78,000 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 79,000 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80,000 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 81,000 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 80,000 | -1.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 80,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 24.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 80,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,550, 6.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
| 1996 | +76.5% | 850 | 1,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,535 | 100 | 5,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,570 | 7,700 | 48,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,700 | 51,000 | 76,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,600 | 78,000 | 81,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Vietnam?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Vietnam was 80,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 81,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Vietnam ranks 28th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.