Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Namibia
Namibia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 50,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 50,000 low estimate, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 316.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Namibia peaked at 51,000 low estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 500 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Namibia 23rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,690 low estimate | 500 low estimate | 12,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,400 low estimate | 17,000 low estimate | 51,000 low estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Namibia?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Namibia was 50,000 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 51,000 low estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Namibia ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.