Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique
Mozambique: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 670,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique stood at 670,000. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 378.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique peaked at 670,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,600, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 8th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 52,360 | 6,600 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,000 | 180,000 | 670,000 | 10 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique was 670,000 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 670,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,600 in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Mozambique ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 378.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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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.