Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Nigeria
Nigeria: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 2.2 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.2 units per square kilometre for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Nigeria peaked at 2.2 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.549 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 18th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.549 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.6698 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8125 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9662 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 1.43 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 1.54 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.65 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.2 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2672 units per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.2 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 units per square kilometre | 0.549 units per square kilometre | 1.76 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 1.76 units per square kilometre | 2.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 units per square kilometre | 2.09 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 15 Jamaica 2.59 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Gambia 2.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Kenya 2.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Zambia 1.88 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Nigeria?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Nigeria was 2.2 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.549 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.