Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Ecuador
Ecuador: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 51,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Ecuador is 51,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Ecuador peaked at 51,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,100, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 57th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,100 | — |
| 1991 | 5,300 | +29.3% |
| 1992 | 6,900 | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 8,800 | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 11,000 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 18,000 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 25,000 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 28,000 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 36,000 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 39,000 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 41,000 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 42,000 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 44,000 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 45,000 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46,000 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 49,000 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,410 | 4,100 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,400 | 23,000 | 33,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,600 | 34,000 | 45,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,600 | 46,000 | 51,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,324 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Ecuador?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Ecuador was 51,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 51,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,100 in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Ecuador ranks 57th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.