Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Rwanda
Rwanda: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 180,000 high estimate in 2009. β² Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 180,000 high estimate.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Rwanda peaked at 270,000 high estimate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 92,000 high estimate, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 16th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151,200 high estimate | 92,000 high estimate | 220,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 242,000 high estimate | 180,000 high estimate | 270,000 high estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4882 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,118 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Rwanda?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Rwanda was 180,000 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 270,000 high estimate in 2003.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Rwanda ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.