Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Ghana
Ghana: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 210,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 210,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana peaked at 210,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 58,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Ghana 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 61,000 high estimate | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 66,000 high estimate | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 70,000 high estimate | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 75,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 78,000 high estimate | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 81,000 high estimate | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 85,000 high estimate | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 92,000 high estimate | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 100,000 high estimate | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 110,000 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 120,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 140,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 150,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 160,000 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 180,000 high estimate | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 190,000 high estimate | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 200,000 high estimate | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 200,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 210,000 high estimate | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 210,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 210,000 high estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 180,000 high estimate, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,600 high estimate | 58,000 high estimate | 100,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 166,000 high estimate | 110,000 high estimate | 210,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana was 210,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 210,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.