Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in South Africa
South Africa: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.1219 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in South Africa is 0.1219 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in South Africa peaked at 0.1228 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 units per person, in 1990.
That places South Africa 3rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0069 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0108 units per person | +57.1% |
| 1992 | 0.016 units per person | +48.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0224 units per person | +39.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0295 units per person | +31.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0382 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0465 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0547 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0627 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0706 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0763 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.082 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0875 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0907 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0939 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.097 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.098 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1009 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1037 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1063 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1089 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1113 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1134 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1152 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1169 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1181 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1205 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1215 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1228 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1225 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1222 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1219 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1218 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1218 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1219 units per person | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1219 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0031 units per person, 39.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1219 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 12.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +57.1% | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0108 units per person |
| 1992 | +48.4% | 0.0108 units per person | 0.016 units per person |
| 1993 | +39.8% | 0.016 units per person | 0.0224 units per person |
| 1994 | +31.9% | 0.0224 units per person | 0.0295 units per person |
| 1995 | +29.2% | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0382 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0358 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0706 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0936 units per person | 0.0763 units per person | 0.1063 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1171 units per person | 0.1089 units per person | 0.1228 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1219 units per person | 0.1218 units per person | 0.1222 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in South Africa?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in South Africa was 0.1219 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1228 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 units per person in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- South Africa ranks 3rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.