Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia
Zambia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 690,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia, 1990–2009
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 Zambia is 690,000, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia peaked at 730,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 74,000, in 1990.
That places Zambia 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74,000 | — |
| 1991 | 110,000 | +48.6% |
| 1992 | 140,000 | +27.3% |
| 1993 | 190,000 | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 230,000 | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 280,000 | +21.7% |
| 1996 | 330,000 | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 380,000 | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 430,000 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 490,000 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 540,000 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 580,000 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 620,000 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 660,000 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 700,000 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 720,000 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 730,000 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 720,000 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 700,000 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 690,000 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 265,400 | 74,000 | 490,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 666,000 | 540,000 | 730,000 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.62 % 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 0.02 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia was 690,000 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 730,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,000 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.