Gabon vs Niger: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Gabon
33,032 children
in 2024
Niger
35,935 children
in 2024
Gabon rank
43rd
Niger rank
42nd
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Gabon
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 35,935 children against 33,032 children in Gabon, a difference of 2,903 children.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 42nd of 139 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,382 children | 6,809 children | 3,427 children | Niger |
| 2000s | 17,139 children | 37,052 children | 19,913 children | Niger |
| 2010s | 28,110 children | 50,100 children | 21,990 children | Niger |
| 2020s | 33,365 children | 40,072 children | 6,708 children | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Gabon or Niger?
- Niger, at 35,935 children against 33,032 children in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Gabon and Niger?
- 2,903 children, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Niger rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Gabon ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 42nd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.