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 6.35 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in South Africa is 6.35 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in South Africa peaked at 6.35 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2308 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 7th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2308 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.371 units per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5606 units per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7996 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 1.4 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 2.39 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 2.72 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 2.97 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 3.46 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.63 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.79 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.96 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.04 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 4.37 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.53 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4.7 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.86 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.03 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.19 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.36 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.52 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.69 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.77 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.94 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.02 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.18 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.26 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.35 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 6.35 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065 units per square kilometre, 30.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 6.35 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 10.1× 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 | +60.7% | 0.2308 units per square kilometre | 0.371 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +51.1% | 0.371 units per square kilometre | 0.5606 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +42.6% | 0.5606 units per square kilometre | 0.7996 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +34.0% | 0.7996 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +30.8% | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 1.4 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 0.2308 units per square kilometre | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 units per square kilometre | 2.97 units per square kilometre | 4.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 units per square kilometre | 4.7 units per square kilometre | 6.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.22 units per square kilometre | 6.1 units per square kilometre | 6.35 units per square kilometre | 4 |
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 6.35 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- 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 0.2308 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- South Africa ranks 7th 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 South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 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.