Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Namibia
Namibia: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 210,000 in 2024. β² Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Namibia, 1990β2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Namibia is 210,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Namibia peaked at 210,000 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 28th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,300 | 16,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,000 | 140,000 | 170,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 193,000 | 170,000 | 210,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,000 | 210,000 | 210,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4883 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Namibia?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Namibia was 210,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 210,000 in 2018.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.