Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 28,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
In 2024, children (0-14) living with hiv in Ethiopia stood at 28,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Ethiopia peaked at 140,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28,000, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 11th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,000 | — |
| 1991 | 52,000 | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 64,000 | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 76,000 | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 88,000 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 99,000 | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 110,000 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 93,000 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 86,000 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 78,000 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 71,000 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 66,000 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 61,000 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 56,000 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 53,000 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 49,000 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 46,000 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 42,000 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 38,000 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 35,000 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 32,000 | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 28,000 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90,900 | 40,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,000 | 100,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,900 | 46,000 | 93,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,000 | 28,000 | 42,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Ethiopia?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Ethiopia was 28,000 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.