Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Barbados
Barbados: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 2,400 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Barbados is 2,400, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Barbados peaked at 2,400 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Barbados 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 690 | +32.7% |
| 1994 | 900 | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 1,100 | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 991 | 500 | 1,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,930 | 1,600 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,370 | 2,300 | 2,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Barbados?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Barbados was 2,400 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,400 in 2013.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Barbados ranks 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.