Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Barbados
Barbados: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 2,400 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2,400 for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 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 in Barbados peaked at 2,400 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 124th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 700 | +34.6% |
| 1994 | 900 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 1,100 | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2,400 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,500, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2,400 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,000, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,002 | 500 | 1,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,960 | 1,600 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,380 | 2,300 | 2,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Barbados?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Barbados was 2,400 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,400 in 2012.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Barbados ranks 124th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.