Children living with HIV in Congo
Congo: Children living with HIV was 12,000 0-14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children living with HIV in Congo, 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 Congo is 12,000 0-14, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Congo peaked at 12,000 0-14 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,200 0-14, in 1990.
Congo ranks 16th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,530 0-14 | 5,200 0-14 | 11,000 0-14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,600 0-14 | 11,000 0-14 | 12,000 0-14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,000 0-14 | 11,000 0-14 | 11,000 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,000 0-14 | 12,000 0-14 | 12,000 0-14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 13 Ghana 18,000 0-14 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 17,000 0-14 compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 15,000 0-14 compare
- 17 Chad 11,000 0-14 compare
- 17 Guinea 11,000 0-14 compare
- 17 South Sudan 11,000 0-14 compare
More health data for Congo
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Congo?
- Children living with hiv in Congo was 12,000 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 0-14 in 2001.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 0-14 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for children living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.