Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger
Niger: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 57,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Niger recorded 57,000 for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger peaked at 57,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Niger 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 3,080 | 500 | 9,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,000 | 13,000 | 57,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Niger was 57,000 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 57,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Niger ranks 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.