Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Philippines

Philippines: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 2.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.75 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 139 countries
All-time high
2.79 million
in 2021
All-time low
2.59 million
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Philippines, 2010–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2010201720242010: 2.6M2011: 2.6M2012: 2.6M2013: 2.6M2014: 2.6M2015: 2.6M2016: 2.7M2017: 2.7M2018: 2.7M2019: 2.7M2020: 2.7M2021: 2.8M2022: 2.8M2023: 2.8M2024: 2.8M

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Philippines is 2.75 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Philippines peaked at 2.79 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.59 million, in 2010.

Philippines ranks 6th 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to all causes in Philippines, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 2.59 million
2011 2.60 million +0.4%
2012 2.61 million +0.4%
2013 2.62 million +0.4%
2014 2.64 million +0.8%
2015 2.65 million +0.4%
2016 2.67 million +0.8%
2017 2.67 million +0.0%
2018 2.68 million +0.4%
2019 2.69 million +0.4%
2020 2.69 million +0.0%
2021 2.79 million +3.7%
2022 2.79 million +0.0%
2023 2.77 million -0.7%
2024 2.75 million -0.7%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 2.75 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 115,000, 23.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 2.75 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 160,000, 17.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.64 million 2.59 million 2.69 million 10
2020s 2.76 million 2.69 million 2.79 million 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.03 million compare
  2. 4 Ethiopia 3.00 million compare
  3. 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.95 million compare
  4. 7 Mexico 2.46 million compare
  5. 8 South Africa 2.41 million compare
  6. 9 Uganda 2.20 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Philippines?
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Philippines was 2.75 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2021.
What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2010.
How does Philippines rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
Philippines ranks 6th 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 Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to all causes
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
156 places, 2,324 data points, 2010–2024
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