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Helping orphan children live a happier and healthier life from just £30.
When we’re young, our parents are our protectors. They feed us, clothe us, shelter us, and protect us from the world’s dangers. Unfortunately, there are so many poor children out there who have lost their parents to the likes of illness, starvation, conflict, and more. Generally speaking, these children were already experiencing hardship before the death of their parents and losing them has just made them more vulnerable to the dire effects of poverty and the threats in the world.
The situation is far worse than anyone could ever imagine, as the number of orphans across the globe is staggering. So, discover how many orphans there are globally below and donate today to save these helpless children.
It’s estimated that there are at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip alone who have either had their parents die or be separated from them. There are thought to be around 1,067,986 children in Gaza, which accounts for 47% of the population of the Strip. As a result, almost 2% of all children in Gaza are without their parents.
India is thought to have around 30 million orphans, out of the 480 million children who live in the country. So, around 34% of India’s population is made up of children, and more than 6% of these children are without their parents.
At Orphans in Need, we provide support to six African countries, each of which is home to many orphans who need your help.
Currently, there are around 100,000 orphans in The Gambia out of a child population of 1.1 million. In fact, more than half of The Gambia’s population consists of children, as two million people live in the country. As many as 360,000 children in The Gambia are younger than five, which is a third of the entire child population. Of all the children in The Gambia, around 9% are orphans.
Approximately 3.6 million children in Kenya are orphans or otherwise classed as vulnerable. The child population of Kenya is around 53% of the entire population, as roughly 19 million of the 34 million are under 18. So, just under 19% of children in Kenya are in vulnerable circumstances.
Mali has a child population of 19 million, which is more than half of the country’s population as a whole. The conflicts in the region have left 250,000 children without parents, which is just over 1% of the child population, but the real figure is thought to be much higher.
There are around 738,000 orphans in Senegal, which accounts for roughly 9% of the child population of 8.2 million. What’s more, as much as 48% of Senegal’s population is made up of children.
It’s estimated that around 310,00 children in Sierra Leone grow up without their parents. This is out of a child population of 3.6 million, which accounts for roughly 46% of the country’s whole population. Approximately 9% of children in Sierra Leone are orphans.
Somalia is home to around 680,000 orphans, which equates to around 12% of the country’s total child population (5.7 million). As much as 32% of Somalia’s total population consists of children.
There are roughly 4.8 million orphans in Bangladesh, and this accounts for around 8% of the country’s child population of 60 million. Approximately of Bangladesh’s total population are children.
Around 215,000 orphans live in Jammu and Kashmir out of a child population of just under 3.5 million. As a result, as many as 6% of children in Jammu and Kashmir live without their parents, and 28% of Jammu and Kashmir’s total population consists of children.
Nepal has around one million orphans, which is roughly 9% of the country’s 11.5 million child population. The country has a total population of 30.55 million, meaning children account for about 38% of this.
There are more than 4.6 million orphaned children in Pakistan out of the 102 million children in the country. As a result, almost 5% of all children in Pakistan live without their parents. What’s more, roughly 43% of Pakistan’s total population consists of children.
Unfortunately, children in Sri Lanka predominantly become “orphans” through abandonment. In fact, of the 21,000 children that live in children’s homes, over 19,000 of them have living parents.
In total, the number of orphans worldwide is 153 million.
Of these 153 million, the country with the highest orphan rate in the world is India, with a staggering 30 million orphans.
Every two seconds, an orphan dies from malnutrition. If we were to add this up, it would equate to nearly 15.8 million orphans dying every year from malnutrition. This is without considering the many other reasons an orphan may tragically lose their life.
Whether you sponsor an orphan or donate to our Global Orphan Care Appeal, you can change lives with Orphans in Need. Donate today to save a child from the dreaded effects of losing their parents.
