Which has higher adults (ages 15+) living with hiv, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1.70 million against 1.30 million in Kenya as of 2024.

What is the difference in adults (ages 15+) living with hiv between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

400,000, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, published as Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV

Kenya

1.30 million

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

1.70 million

in 2024

Kenya rank

6th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

4th

Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 1.70 million against 1.30 million in Kenya, a difference of 400,000.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 6th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.15 million	928,000	222,000	Kenya
2000s	1.26 million	1.03 million	230,000	Kenya
2010s	1.24 million	1.32 million	80,000	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	1.30 million	1.66 million	360,000	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adults (ages 15+) living with hiv, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1.70 million against 1.30 million in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in adults (ages 15+) living with hiv between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 400,000, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?: Kenya ranks 6th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, published as Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV
Source: UNAIDS estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 5,267 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.