Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Uganda
Uganda: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 1.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Uganda is 1.50 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Uganda peaked at 1.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 830,000, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 5th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 830,000 | — |
| 1991 | 860,000 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 870,000 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 880,000 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 890,000 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 890,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 890,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 890,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 880,000 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 880,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 880,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 880,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 880,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 880,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 890,000 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 910,000 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 930,000 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 950,000 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 980,000 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.50 million | +7.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.50 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 80,000, 18.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.50 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120,000, 12.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 876,000 | 830,000 | 890,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 918,000 | 880,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 1.00 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.40 million | 1.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Uganda?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Uganda was 1.50 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 830,000 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.