What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Benin and Niger?

15,000 high estimate, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Niger: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Benin

53,000 high estimate

in 2009

Niger

68,000 high estimate

in 2009

Benin rank

30th

Niger rank

28th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

Benin
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 68,000 high estimate against 53,000 high estimate in Benin, a difference of 15,000 high estimate.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 30th and Niger ranks 28th of 40 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	232,000 high estimate	3,670 high estimate	228,330 high estimate	Benin
2000s	78,700 high estimate	42,300 high estimate	36,400 high estimate	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Benin or Niger?: Niger, at 68,000 high estimate against 53,000 high estimate in Benin as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Benin and Niger?: 15,000 high estimate, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Benin and Niger rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?: Benin ranks 30th and Niger ranks 28th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Unit: high estimate
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.