Children living with hiv by country
Countries reporting
88
Highest
180,000
Mozambique
Lowest
100
Armenia
Median
2,200
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,079
What the numbers show
Children living with hiv is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 180,000 in Mozambique; the lowest is 100 in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,200, and the mean is 12,791.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,800.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 284.6%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 89.1%).
Children living with hiv: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 180,000 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 150,000 | 2024 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 71,000 | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 69,000 | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 5 | Tanzania | 67,000 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 64,000 | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 7 | Kenya | 62,000 | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 60,000 | 2024 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 53,000 | 2024 | down 55.8% | flat |
| 10 | Angola | 40,000 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 28,000 | 2024 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 20,000 | 2024 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ghana | 18,000 | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17,000 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 15,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Congo | 12,000 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 17 | Chad | 11,000 | 2024 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 17 | South Sudan | 11,000 | 2024 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea | 11,000 | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 10,000 | 2024 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Mali | 9,200 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 9,100 | 2024 | down 39.3% | flat |
| 23 | Myanmar | 8,900 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 8,400 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 25 | Namibia | 7,700 | 2024 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 26 | Haiti | 6,800 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 6,500 | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 27 | Rwanda | 6,500 | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 29 | Lesotho | 6,100 | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Eswatini | 5,600 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 5,500 | 2024 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 5,200 | 2024 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 4,800 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Botswana | 4,200 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Burundi | 4,100 | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 36 | Sudan | 4,000 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 37 | Liberia | 3,700 | 2024 | down 49.3% | rising |
| 38 | Vietnam | 3,500 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Niger | 3,200 | 2024 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 3,100 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela | 2,900 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 2,600 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 43 | Gabon | 2,400 | 2024 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,200 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 2,200 | 2024 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 2,100 | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 1,600 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Gambia | 1,600 | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 49 | Cambodia | 1,300 | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 1,300 | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 1,200 | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 1,100 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Algeria | 1,100 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | 1,100 | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 55 | Egypt | 940 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 56 | Yemen | 910 | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Morocco | 900 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 890 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 59 | Somalia | 860 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 60 | Laos | 760 | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia | 700 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 630 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 620 | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritania | 550 | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 64 | Djibouti | 550 | 2024 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Eritrea | 500 | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 66 | Paraguay | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Guyana | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 500 | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 500 | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Moldova | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Panama | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Netherlands | 200 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Suriname | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Libya | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 200 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Fiji | 200 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 85 | Ireland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Armenia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |