Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 100,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso is 100,000 low estimate, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso peaked at 120,000 low estimate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,200 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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 (low estimate) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,200 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 9,100 low estimate | +75.0% |
| 1992 | 15,000 low estimate | +64.8% |
| 1993 | 22,000 low estimate | +46.7% |
| 1994 | 31,000 low estimate | +40.9% |
| 1995 | 42,000 low estimate | +35.5% |
| 1996 | 55,000 low estimate | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 67,000 low estimate | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 76,000 low estimate | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 86,000 low estimate | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 96,000 low estimate | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 100,000 low estimate | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 110,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 120,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 110,000 low estimate | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 110,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 110,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100,000 low estimate | -9.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 100,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 100,000 low estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 79,000 low estimate, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,830 low estimate | 5,200 low estimate | 86,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,600 low estimate | 96,000 low estimate | 120,000 low estimate | 10 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso was 100,000 low 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 low estimate in 2003.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 (low 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.