Children living with hiv in Colombia
Colombia: Children living with hiv was 2,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children living with hiv in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in Colombia stood at 2,100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Colombia peaked at 3,600 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 700, in 1990.
That places Colombia 46th 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 living with hiv in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 700 | — |
| 1991 | 930 | +32.9% |
| 1992 | 1,200 | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 1,500 | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 1,800 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 2,100 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 2,300 | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 2,600 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 2,900 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 3,100 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3,300 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3,600 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,600 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,600 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,500 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3,400 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,100 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 3,000 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,800 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 2,700 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,600 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2,500 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,400 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,300 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,100 | -8.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2,100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 890, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2,100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 665, 3.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children living with hiv in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +32.9% | 700 | 930 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,913 | 700 | 3,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,480 | 3,300 | 3,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,720 | 2,400 | 3,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,260 | 2,100 | 2,300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Colombia?
- Children living with hiv in Colombia was 2,100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,600 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for children living with hiv?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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