Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Rwanda
Rwanda: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 230,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 230,000 for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Rwanda peaked at 230,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92,000, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 24th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92,000 | — |
| 1991 | 110,000 | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 140,000 | +27.3% |
| 1993 | 160,000 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 110,000 | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 130,000 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 170,000 | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 190,000 | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 200,000 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150,200 | 92,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 203,000 | 200,000 | 210,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,000 | 210,000 | 230,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 230,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3702 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Rwanda?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Rwanda was 230,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 230,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,000 in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Rwanda ranks 24th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.