Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) 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 (low estimate) 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
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (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.