Children living with hiv in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children living with hiv was 5,600 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children living with hiv in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Eswatini is 5,600, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Eswatini peaked at 17,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children living with hiv in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 930 | +86.0% |
| 1993 | 1,600 | +72.0% |
| 1994 | 2,500 | +56.2% |
| 1995 | 3,600 | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 4,800 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 6,100 | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 7,500 | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 9,000 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 9,400 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 8,500 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 7,700 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 7,000 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 6,300 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 5,600 | -11.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 5,600 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 5,600 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children living with hiv in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +86.0% | 500 | 930 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,703 | 500 | 9,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,800 | 10,000 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,940 | 9,400 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,020 | 5,600 | 8,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Eswatini?
- Children living with hiv in Eswatini was 5,600 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for children living with hiv?
- Eswatini ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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