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

6,000 low estimate, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo 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 (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Niger: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Congo

41,000 low estimate

in 2009

Niger

47,000 low estimate

in 2009

Congo rank

26th

Niger rank

24th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

Congo
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 47,000 low estimate against 41,000 low estimate in Congo, a difference of 6,000 low estimate.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.

Congo ranks 26th and Niger ranks 24th of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,460 low estimate	2,600 low estimate	7,860 low estimate	Congo
2000s	39,500 low estimate	29,100 low estimate	10,400 low estimate	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Congo or Niger?: Niger, at 47,000 low estimate against 41,000 low estimate in Congo as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Congo and Niger?: 6,000 low estimate, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Niger?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Congo and Niger rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?: Congo ranks 26th and Niger ranks 24th 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 (low 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 (low estimate)
Unit: low 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: 07 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.