Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Benin
Benin: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 70,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Benin stood at 70,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Benin peaked at 72,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,700, in 1990.
Benin ranks 55th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,700 | — |
| 1991 | 10,000 | +49.3% |
| 1992 | 14,000 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 21,000 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 27,000 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 34,000 | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 41,000 | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 47,000 | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 52,000 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 56,000 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 59,000 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 61,000 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 62,000 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63,000 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 66,000 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 69,000 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 71,000 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 72,000 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71,000 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70,000 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,870 | 6,700 | 56,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,000 | 59,000 | 66,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,000 | 68,000 | 72,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,800 | 70,000 | 72,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Benin?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Benin was 70,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 72,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,700 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Benin ranks 55th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.