Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Yemen

Yemen: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 16,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
16,000
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
89th
of 152 countries
All-time high
16,000
in 2024
All-time low
500
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Yemen, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 5001991: 5001992: 5001993: 5101994: 6001995: 7101996: 8301997: 9801998: 1.2k1999: 1.4k2000: 1.6k2001: 1.9k2002: 2.2k2003: 2.6k2004: 3.1k2005: 3.7k2006: 4.3k2007: 5.0k2008: 5.8k2009: 6.5k2010: 7.0k2011: 7.4k2012: 7.8k2013: 8.2k2014: 8.7k2015: 9.2k2016: 9.8k2017: 11.0k2018: 11.0k2019: 12.0k2020: 13.0k2021: 13.0k2022: 14.0k2023: 15.0k2024: 16.0k

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 16,000 for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Yemen peaked at 16,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.

Yemen ranks 89th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Yemen, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 500
1991 500 +0.0%
1992 500 +0.0%
1993 510 +2.0%
1994 600 +17.6%
1995 710 +18.3%
1996 830 +16.9%
1997 980 +18.1%
1998 1,200 +22.4%
1999 1,400 +16.7%
2000 1,600 +14.3%
2001 1,900 +18.8%
2002 2,200 +15.8%
2003 2,600 +18.2%
2004 3,100 +19.2%
2005 3,700 +19.4%
2006 4,300 +16.2%
2007 5,000 +16.3%
2008 5,800 +16.0%
2009 6,500 +12.1%
2010 7,000 +7.7%
2011 7,400 +5.7%
2012 7,800 +5.4%
2013 8,200 +5.1%
2014 8,700 +6.1%
2015 9,200 +5.7%
2016 9,800 +6.5%
2017 11,000 +12.2%
2018 11,000 +0.0%
2019 12,000 +9.1%
2020 13,000 +8.3%
2021 13,000 +0.0%
2022 14,000 +7.7%
2023 15,000 +7.1%
2024 16,000 +6.7%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 16,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85,500, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 16,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,450, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 773 500 1,400 10
2000s 3,670 1,600 6,500 10
2010s 9,210 7,000 12,000 10
2020s 14,200 13,000 16,000 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 86 Bangladesh 17,000 compare
  2. 86 Greece 17,000 compare
  3. 86 Republic of Moldova 17,000 compare
  4. 90 Tajikistan 14,000 compare
  5. 91 Afghanistan 13,000 compare
  6. 91 Kyrgyzstan 13,000 compare
  7. 91 Saudi Arabia 13,000 compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Yemen?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Yemen was 16,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 16,000 in 2024.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
How does Yemen rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
Yemen ranks 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yemen 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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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
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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.