Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Kenya
Kenya: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 1.40 million high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Kenya, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Kenya is 1.40 million high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Kenya peaked at 1.40 million high estimate in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Kenya 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 363,700 high estimate | 40,000 high estimate | 840,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million high estimate | 960,000 high estimate | 1.40 million high estimate | 10 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Kenya?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Kenya was 1.40 million 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million high estimate in 2004.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Kenya ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.