Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 2,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Timor-Leste is 2,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Timor-Leste peaked at 2,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
Timor-Leste ranks 125th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 600 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 630 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 660 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 700 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 730 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 770 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 800 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 840 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 880 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 930 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 970 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 2,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,000, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 2,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,000, 8% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 442 | 200 | 520 | 10 |
| 2000s | 676 | 500 | 840 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,148 | 880 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,800 | 1,600 | 2,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Timor-Leste?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Timor-Leste was 2,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Timor-Leste ranks 125th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.