Kenya vs Nigeria: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
Kenya
1.50 million
in 2025
Nigeria
2.00 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.00 million against 1.50 million in Kenya, a difference of 500,000.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 143 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 million | 1.59 million | 30,000 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.87 million | 370,000 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 2.00 million | 500,000 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.00 million against 1.50 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 500,000, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.