Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Zambia
Zambia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 1.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.40 million 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 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Zambia peaked at 1.40 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 370,000, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 6th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 370,000 | — |
| 1991 | 440,000 | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 500,000 | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 550,000 | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 600,000 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 630,000 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 670,000 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 690,000 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 720,000 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 730,000 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 750,000 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 770,000 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 780,000 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 790,000 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 800,000 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 810,000 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 830,000 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 850,000 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 880,000 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 910,000 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 940,000 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 980,000 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.40 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,000, 18.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.40 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 10.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 590,000 | 370,000 | 730,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 817,000 | 750,000 | 910,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 940,000 | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million | 1.40 million | 1.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Zambia was 1.40 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 370,000 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.