Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Tanzania
Tanzania: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 1.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Tanzania is 1.80 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Tanzania peaked at 1.80 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 670,000, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 4th of 152 countries on this measure, 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 670,000 | — |
| 1991 | 770,000 | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 870,000 | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 980,000 | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.80 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,000, 23.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.80 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 13.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 670,000 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million | 1.20 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.70 million | 1.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Tanzania?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Tanzania was 1.80 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 670,000 in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Tanzania ranks 4th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.