Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Yemen
Yemen: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 11,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 11,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Yemen peaked at 11,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Yemen 58th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 478 | 200 | 720 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,608 | 830 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,300 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,740 | 8,600 | 11,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 79 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 526,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 469,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 532,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 507,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 551,837 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Yemen?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Yemen was 11,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Yemen ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.