Children living with hiv in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children living with hiv was 28,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28,000
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
11th
of 88 countries
All-time high
140,000
in 2000
All-time low
28,000
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 28,000 for children living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Ethiopia peaked at 140,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28,000, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 11th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90,900 | 40,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,000 | 100,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,900 | 46,000 | 93,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,000 | 28,000 | 42,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.499 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Ethiopia?
- Children living with hiv in Ethiopia was 28,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children living with hiv?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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