Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Liberia
Liberia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 36,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Liberia is 36,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Liberia peaked at 49,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18,000, in 1990.
That places Liberia 65th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,000 | — |
| 1991 | 24,000 | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 28,000 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 32,000 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 36,000 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 44,000 | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 47,000 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 49,000 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47,000 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 46,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 45,000 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 45,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44,000 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 42,000 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 41,000 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37,000 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 36,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85,500, 42% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 36,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 28% 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 Liberia 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 | +33.3% | 18,000 | 24,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,800 | 18,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,100 | 45,000 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,500 | 38,000 | 45,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,800 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 62 Senegal 48,000 compare
- 63 Cuba 43,000 compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 43,000 compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 34,000 compare
- 66 Nepal 34,000 compare
- 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33,000 compare
- 68 Guatemala 33,000 compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 Liberia?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Liberia was 36,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 49,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Liberia ranks 65th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.