Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Gambia
Gambia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 25,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 25,000 for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Gambia peaked at 26,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 1990.
That places Gambia 75th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1,500 | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 2,100 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 3,000 | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 4,000 | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 5,200 | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 6,600 | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 8,100 | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 9,700 | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 11,000 | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 25,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85,500, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 25,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Gambia 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 | +50.0% | 1,000 | 1,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,220 | 1,000 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,300 | 13,000 | 23,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,300 | 23,000 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,600 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 in Gambia?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Gambia was 25,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.