Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia

Liberia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 52,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
52,000
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
27th
of 39 countries
All-time high
52,000
in 2009
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia, 1990–2009

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990199920091990: 1001991: 1001992: 2001993: 5001994: 1.0k1995: 1.5k1996: 2.7k1997: 4.6k1998: 7.2k1999: 11.0k2000: 15.0k2001: 19.0k2002: 24.0k2003: 30.0k2004: 34.0k2005: 39.0k2006: 43.0k2007: 46.0k2008: 49.0k2009: 52.0k

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.

Analysis

The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia is 52,000, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 372.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia peaked at 52,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.

Liberia ranks 27th of 39 countries on this measure, 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 in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 100
1991 100 +0.0%
1992 200 +100.0%
1993 500 +150.0%
1994 1,000 +100.0%
1995 1,500 +50.0%
1996 2,700 +80.0%
1997 4,600 +70.4%
1998 7,200 +56.5%
1999 11,000 +52.8%
2000 15,000 +36.4%
2001 19,000 +26.7%
2002 24,000 +26.3%
2003 30,000 +25.0%
2004 34,000 +13.3%
2005 39,000 +14.7%
2006 43,000 +10.3%
2007 46,000 +7.0%
2008 49,000 +6.5%
2009 52,000 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,890 100 11,000 10
2000s 35,100 15,000 52,000 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 24 Guinea 59,000 compare
  2. 24 Mali 59,000 compare
  3. 26 Niger 57,000 compare
  4. 28 Congo 51,000 compare
  5. 29 Benin 30,000 compare
  6. 30 Eritrea 19,000 compare
  7. 30 Senegal 19,000 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia?
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia was 52,000 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 52,000 in 2009.
What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
How does Liberia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Liberia ranks 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 372.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 880 data points, 1990–2009
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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.