Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger
Niger: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 68,000 high estimate in 2009. β Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger, 1990β2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger stood at 68,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 518.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger peaked at 68,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500 high estimate, in 1990.
Niger ranks 28th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,670 high estimate | 500 high estimate | 11,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,300 high estimate | 16,000 high estimate | 68,000 high estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5077 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 229,629 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger was 68,000 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 68,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Niger ranks 28th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 518.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.