Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Senegal
Senegal: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 46,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Senegal stood at 46,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Senegal peaked at 46,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,400, in 1990.
That places Senegal 61st 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,400 | — |
| 1991 | 6,900 | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 8,700 | +26.1% |
| 1993 | 11,000 | +26.4% |
| 1994 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 16,000 | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 20,000 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 23,000 | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 27,000 | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 31,000 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 34,000 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 37,000 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 39,000 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37,000 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 38,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 42,000 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 44,000 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 46,000 | +4.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 46,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,000, 61% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 46,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120,000, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.8% | 5,400 | 6,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,200 | 5,400 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,500 | 34,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,800 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,000 | 38,000 | 46,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Senegal?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Senegal was 46,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 46,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,400 in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.