Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Malawi
Malawi: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 990,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Malawi stood at 990,000.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Malawi peaked at 1.00 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 440,000, in 1990.
That places Malawi 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 440,000 | — |
| 1991 | 540,000 | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 640,000 | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 710,000 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 760,000 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 820,000 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 870,000 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 920,000 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 950,000 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 960,000 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 970,000 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 970,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 960,000 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 940,000 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 930,000 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 910,000 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 900,000 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 910,000 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 930,000 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 940,000 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 960,000 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 980,000 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 990,000 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 990,000 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 761,000 | 440,000 | 960,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 929,000 | 900,000 | 970,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 980,000 | 930,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 998,000 | 990,000 | 1.00 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Malawi?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Malawi was 990,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 440,000 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.