Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 1.80 million low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria stood at 1.80 million low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 757.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria peaked at 1.80 million low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 1,800 low estimate | +80.0% |
| 1993 | 4,500 low estimate | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 low estimate | +122.2% |
| 1995 | 21,000 low estimate | +110.0% |
| 1996 | 41,000 low estimate | +95.2% |
| 1997 | 75,000 low estimate | +82.9% |
| 1998 | 130,000 low estimate | +73.3% |
| 1999 | 210,000 low estimate | +61.5% |
| 2000 | 300,000 low estimate | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 420,000 low estimate | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 560,000 low estimate | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 730,000 low estimate | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 910,000 low estimate | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million low estimate | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million low estimate | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million low estimate | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.60 million low estimate | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million low estimate | +12.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.80 million low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 24.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.80 million low estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,500 low estimate, 17.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,480 low estimate | 500 low estimate | 210,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million low estimate | 300,000 low estimate | 1.80 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- 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 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria was 1.80 million 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 757.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.