Kenya vs Uganda: Share of the population living with HIV
Kenya
3.0%
in 2024
Uganda
4.9%
in 2024
Kenya rank
13th
Uganda rank
10th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.9% against 3.0% in Kenya, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 150 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 10.0% | 1.2% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 7.6% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 6.8% | 2.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 5.4% | 2.0% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.9% against 3.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Kenya and Uganda?
- 1.9%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.