What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Africa and Kenya?

18.97 million low estimate, with Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Kenya?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa vs Kenya: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Africa

20.27 million low estimate

in 2009

Kenya

1.30 million low estimate

in 2009

Africa rank

1st

Kenya rank

3rd

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

Africa
Kenya

How they compare

Africa currently reports 20.27 million low estimate against 1.30 million low estimate in Kenya, a difference of 18.97 million low estimate.

That makes Africa's figure about 15.6 times Kenya's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.77 million low estimate	988,000 low estimate	8.79 million low estimate	Africa
2000s	18.88 million low estimate	1.32 million low estimate	17.56 million low estimate	Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Africa or Kenya?: Africa, at 20.27 million low estimate against 1.30 million low estimate in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Africa and Kenya?: 18.97 million low estimate, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Kenya?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Africa and Kenya rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?: Africa ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate)
Unit: low estimate
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.