Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 11.24 million low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 11.24 million low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 173.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 11.24 million low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 354,900 low estimate, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 354,900 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 471,100 low estimate | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 631,800 low estimate | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 861,700 low estimate | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million low estimate | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 1.55 million low estimate | +34.2% |
| 1996 | 2.04 million low estimate | +31.6% |
| 1997 | 2.62 million low estimate | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 3.32 million low estimate | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 4.11 million low estimate | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 4.98 million low estimate | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 5.86 million low estimate | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 6.79 million low estimate | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 7.71 million low estimate | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 8.62 million low estimate | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 9.35 million low estimate | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 10.13 million low estimate | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.71 million low estimate | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 10.94 million low estimate | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.24 million low estimate | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million low estimate | 354,900 low estimate | 4.11 million low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.63 million low estimate | 4.98 million low estimate | 11.24 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Nigeria 1.80 million low estimate compare
- 2 South Africa 1.60 million low estimate compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.10 million low estimate compare
- 4 Uganda 1.00 million low estimate compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa was 11.24 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 million low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,900 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.