Children living with HIV in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children living with HIV was 8,400 0-14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children living with HIV in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 0-14.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Burkina Faso is 8,400 0-14, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Burkina Faso peaked at 31,000 0-14 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8,400 0-14, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children living with HIV in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,000 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 17,000 0-14 | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 19,000 0-14 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 22,000 0-14 | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 24,000 0-14 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 26,000 0-14 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 27,000 0-14 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 29,000 0-14 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 30,000 0-14 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 31,000 0-14 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 31,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30,000 0-14 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 29,000 0-14 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 28,000 0-14 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27,000 0-14 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 25,000 0-14 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 24,000 0-14 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 23,000 0-14 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 21,000 0-14 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 20,000 0-14 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 19,000 0-14 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 18,000 0-14 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 16,000 0-14 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 15,000 0-14 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 15,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,000 0-14 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 13,000 0-14 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 12,000 0-14 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 11,000 0-14 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 10,000 0-14 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 9,500 0-14 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 9,000 0-14 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 8,400 0-14 | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,900 0-14 | 14,000 0-14 | 31,000 0-14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,900 0-14 | 23,000 0-14 | 31,000 0-14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,300 0-14 | 12,000 0-14 | 21,000 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,580 0-14 | 8,400 0-14 | 11,000 0-14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- 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 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Burkina Faso?
- Children living with hiv in Burkina Faso was 8,400 0-14 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31,000 0-14 in 1999.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,400 0-14 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children living with hiv?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children aged 0-14 infected with HIV.