Children living with HIV in Congo
Congo: Children living with HIV was 12,000 0-14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,000 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 88 countries
All-time high
12,000 0-14
in 2001
All-time low
5,200 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
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.
Children living with HIV in Congo, year by year
| Year | 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,200 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 6,100 0-14 | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 6,900 0-14 | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 7,700 0-14 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 8,400 0-14 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 9,200 0-14 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 9,800 0-14 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 10,000 0-14 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 11,000 0-14 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,000 0-14 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,000 0-14 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12,000 0-14 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,000 0-14 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 12,000 0-14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600 0-14, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Congo's 12,000 0-14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050 0-14, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.