Children (0-14) living with HIV in Benin
Benin: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 5,200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Benin recorded 5,200 for children (0-14) living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Benin peaked at 10,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 550, in 1990.
That places Benin 32nd out of 88 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.
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 550 | — |
| 1991 | 840 | +52.7% |
| 1992 | 1,200 | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 1,700 | +41.7% |
| 1994 | 2,400 | +41.2% |
| 1995 | 3,100 | +29.2% |
| 1996 | 3,900 | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 4,700 | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 5,500 | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 6,200 | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 6,900 | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 7,600 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 8,200 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 8,800 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 9,300 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 9,800 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 10,000 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,900 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9,900 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,600 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 8,900 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 8,300 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 7,800 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 7,400 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 7,000 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 6,500 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 6,200 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5,800 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 5,600 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5,200 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,009 | 550 | 6,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,060 | 6,900 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,880 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,860 | 5,200 | 6,500 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2782 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5559 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Benin?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Benin was 5,200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.