Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Niger
Niger: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 35,935 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Niger recorded 35,935 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Niger peaked at 51,134 children in 2012 and was at its lowest, 750.34 children, in 1990.
That places Niger 42nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Niger, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 750.34 children | — |
| 1991 | 1,219 children | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 1,926 children | +58.0% |
| 1993 | 2,938 children | +52.6% |
| 1994 | 4,313 children | +46.8% |
| 1995 | 6,097 children | +41.4% |
| 1996 | 8,326 children | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 10,992 children | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 14,057 children | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 17,468 children | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 21,143 children | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 24,988 children | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 28,897 children | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 32,770 children | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 36,503 children | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 39,981 children | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 43,057 children | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 45,601 children | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 47,799 children | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 49,778 children | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 50,329 children | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 50,932 children | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 51,134 children | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51,026 children | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50,891 children | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 51,029 children | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 50,791 children | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 49,936 children | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 48,505 children | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 46,432 children | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 44,375 children | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 42,183 children | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 39,968 children | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 37,901 children | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 35,935 children | -5.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 35,935 children is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 35,935 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,809 children | 750.34 children | 17,468 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,052 children | 21,143 children | 49,778 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,100 children | 46,432 children | 51,134 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,072 children | 35,935 children | 44,375 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Niger?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Niger was 35,935 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 51,134 children in 2012.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 750.34 children in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Niger ranks 42nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.