Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia
Liberia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 76,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 76,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 322.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia peaked at 76,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500 high estimate, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 27th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,000 high estimate | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,300 high estimate | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 1,900 high estimate | +46.2% |
| 1995 | 3,000 high estimate | +57.9% |
| 1996 | 4,900 high estimate | +63.3% |
| 1997 | 7,800 high estimate | +59.2% |
| 1998 | 12,000 high estimate | +53.8% |
| 1999 | 18,000 high estimate | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 25,000 high estimate | +38.9% |
| 2001 | 33,000 high estimate | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 42,000 high estimate | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 49,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 56,000 high estimate | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 62,000 high estimate | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 67,000 high estimate | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 71,000 high estimate | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 74,000 high estimate | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 76,000 high estimate | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,140 high estimate | 500 high estimate | 18,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,500 high estimate | 25,000 high estimate | 76,000 high estimate | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia was 76,000 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Liberia ranks 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.