Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in East Timor
East Timor: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 1,900 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1,900 for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in East Timor peaked at 1,900 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places East Timor 124th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 570 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 600 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 630 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 660 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 690 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 720 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 760 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 790 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 830 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 880 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 920 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 980 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,900 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,000, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,900 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,500, 7% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 643 | 500 | 790 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,091 | 830 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,700 | 1,500 | 1,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in East Timor?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in East Timor was 1,900 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- East Timor ranks 124th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.