Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Malawi
Malawi: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 940,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malawi stood at 940,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malawi peaked at 940,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 9th of 151 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+) living with HIV in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 400,000 | — |
| 1991 | 490,000 | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 580,000 | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 640,000 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 680,000 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 730,000 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 770,000 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 810,000 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 830,000 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 830,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 830,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 830,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 810,000 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 790,000 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 780,000 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 760,000 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 750,000 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 750,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 760,000 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 770,000 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 790,000 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 810,000 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 830,000 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 850,000 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 870,000 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 890,000 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 910,000 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 920,000 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 930,000 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 940,000 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 940,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 940,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 940,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 940,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 940,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 676,000 | 400,000 | 830,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 783,000 | 750,000 | 830,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 874,000 | 790,000 | 940,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 940,000 | 940,000 | 940,000 | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malawi?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malawi was 940,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 940,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.