Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 6.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Pakistan, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Pakistan is 6.09 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Pakistan peaked at 6.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.69 million, in 2010.
Pakistan ranks 2nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.69 million | — |
| 2011 | 5.72 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.82 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.82 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.82 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.82 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.82 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.92 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.09 million | +0.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6.09 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 365,000, 16.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 6.09 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 140,000, 43.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.78 million | 5.69 million | 5.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 million | 5.92 million | 6.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Pakistan?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Pakistan was 6.09 million in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 million in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to all causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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