Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria
Nigeria: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 2.50 million in 2009. β Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria, 1990β2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.50 million for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 184.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria peaked at 2.50 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 297,700 | 12,000 | 880,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.90 million | 1.10 million | 2.50 million | 10 |
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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Nigeria was 2.50 million 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.