Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Congo
Congo: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 120,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Congo recorded 120,000 for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Congo peaked at 120,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60,000, in 1990.
Congo ranks 35th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60,000 | — |
| 1991 | 65,000 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 69,000 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 72,000 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 74,000 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 75,000 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 76,000 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 75,000 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 75,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78,000 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 77,000 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 75,000 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 76,000 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 76,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77,000 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 78,000 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 79,000 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80,000 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 83,000 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 85,000 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 87,000 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 88,000 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 89,000 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90,000 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 91,000 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93,000 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 95,000 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 97,000 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 100,000 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,600 | 60,000 | 76,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,900 | 75,000 | 83,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,500 | 85,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Congo?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Congo was 120,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.