Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS by country
Countries reporting
104
Highest
1.32 million
Nigeria
Lowest
530
Denmark
Median
25,000
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
1,769
What the numbers show
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 1.32 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 530 in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 25,000, and the mean is 109,970.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,491.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 370.6%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 68.7%).
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 1.32 million | 2024 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 2 | Mozambique | 1.20 million | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 930,000 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 4 | Uganda | 890,000 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 5 | South Africa | 630,000 | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 6 | Kenya | 570,000 | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 510,000 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 510,000 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 9 | Cameroon | 410,000 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 10 | Malawi | 360,000 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 350,000 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 310,000 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 290,000 | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 240,000 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 240,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Pakistan | 160,000 | 2024 | up 370.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 150,000 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 18 | Chad | 120,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 110,000 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 110,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Myanmar | 110,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 19 | South Sudan | 110,000 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 99,000 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 24 | Congo | 88,000 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 88,000 | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 26 | Guinea | 86,000 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 27 | Lesotho | 81,000 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 80,000 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 73,000 | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 66,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 31 | Eswatini | 61,000 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 56,000 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 33 | Namibia | 55,000 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 34 | Burundi | 53,000 | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 35 | Botswana | 52,000 | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 44,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 43,000 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 38 | Haiti | 40,000 | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 38 | Madagascar | 40,000 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 38,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 37,000 | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 42 | Niger | 36,000 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 43 | Gabon | 33,000 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 44 | Sudan | 32,000 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 32,000 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 30,000 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 47 | Nepal | 29,000 | 2024 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 28,000 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 48 | Liberia | 28,000 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 50 | Benin | 27,000 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 50 | Gambia | 27,000 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 52 | Cambodia | 26,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 53 | Egypt | 24,000 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 22,000 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 55 | Philippines | 18,000 | 2024 | up 291.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16,000 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 13,000 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 11,000 | 2024 | up 134.0% | rising |
| 58 | Eritrea | 11,000 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | 11,000 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 58 | Panama | 11,000 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 58 | Somalia | 11,000 | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 58 | Yemen | 11,000 | 2024 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 9,800 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 65 | Spain | 9,200 | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 66 | Djibouti | 8,900 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 8,400 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 7,500 | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 69 | El Salvador | 7,200 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,100 | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 7,100 | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 72 | Italy | 6,400 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 5,800 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 74 | Portugal | 5,200 | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,000 | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Canada | 4,700 | 2022 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 77 | Cuba | 3,600 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 77 | Algeria | 3,600 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 3,400 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 80 | Suriname | 3,100 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 3,000 | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 2,900 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 83 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,700 | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 2,300 | 2024 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 85 | Romania | 2,200 | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 86 | Latvia | 2,100 | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 87 | Guyana | 1,900 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 1,900 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | Belize | 1,800 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 90 | Netherlands | 1,600 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 1,200 | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 92 | Armenia | 1,100 | 2024 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 92 | Bahamas | 1,100 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 94 | Germany | 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 900 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 840 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 96 | Iraq | 840 | 2024 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 730 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 99 | Lithuania | 700 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 100 | Barbados | 680 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 101 | Australia | 670 | 2022 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 600 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 550 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 104 | Denmark | 530 | 2021 | down 30.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF reporting regions - Global 13.80 million
- África Subsahariana 10.30 million
- African Union 10.30 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 10.20 million
- África Oriental y Meridional 6.57 million
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 6.53 million
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 3.72 million
- África Occidental y Central 3.72 million
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 1.29 million
- Asia Meridional 1.29 million
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 1.03 million
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 1.03 million
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 560,000
- América Latina y el Caribe 560,000
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 420,000
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 120,000
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 83,000