What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Zimbabwe?

Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Zimbabwe was 1.20 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.

What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 1.70 million in 1995.

What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 990,000 in 1990.

How does Zimbabwe rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?

Zimbabwe ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.

Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Zimbabwe 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.

Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Zimbabwe

Name: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Zimbabwe
Creator: UNAIDS estimates
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zimbabwe: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 1.20 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.20 million

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 151 countries

All-time high

1.70 million

in 1995

All-time low

990,000

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Zimbabwe is 1.20 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.70 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 990,000, in 1990.

Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1990	990,000	—
1991	1.20 million	+21.2%
1992	1.40 million	+16.7%
1993	1.50 million	+7.1%
1994	1.60 million	+6.7%
1995	1.70 million	+6.2%
1996	1.70 million	+0.0%
1997	1.70 million	+0.0%
1998	1.70 million	+0.0%
1999	1.70 million	+0.0%
2000	1.60 million	-5.9%
2001	1.60 million	+0.0%
2002	1.50 million	-6.2%
2003	1.40 million	-6.7%
2004	1.40 million	+0.0%
2005	1.30 million	-7.1%
2006	1.30 million	+0.0%
2007	1.20 million	-7.7%
2008	1.20 million	+0.0%
2009	1.20 million	+0.0%
2010	1.20 million	+0.0%
2011	1.20 million	+0.0%
2012	1.20 million	+0.0%
2013	1.20 million	+0.0%
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	1.30 million	+0.0%
2020	1.20 million	-7.7%
2021	1.20 million	+0.0%
2022	1.20 million	+0.0%
2023	1.20 million	+0.0%
2024	1.20 million	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1.52 million	990,000	1.70 million	10
2000s	1.37 million	1.20 million	1.60 million	10
2010s	1.24 million	1.20 million	1.30 million	10
2020s	1.20 million	1.20 million	1.20 million	5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

5 Uganda 1.50 million compare
6 Kenya 1.30 million compare
6 Zambia 1.30 million compare
9 Malawi 940,000 compare
10 Ethiopia 570,000 compare
11 Thailand 560,000 compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Zimbabwe?: Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Zimbabwe was 1.20 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 1.70 million in 1995.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 990,000 in 1990.
How does Zimbabwe rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?: Zimbabwe ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV
Source: UNAIDS estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 5,267 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.