Children living with hiv in Liberia
Liberia: Children living with hiv was 3,700 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,700
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
37th
of 88 countries
All-time high
9,300
in 2007
All-time low
1,600
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Liberia is 3,700, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Liberia peaked at 9,300 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,600, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 37th of 88 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,600 | — |
| 1991 | 2,200 | +37.5% |
| 1992 | 2,900 | +31.8% |
| 1993 | 3,400 | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 3,800 | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 4,400 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 4,900 | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 6,000 | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 6,800 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 7,500 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 8,000 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 8,400 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 8,600 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8,600 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,700 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 9,200 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9,300 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9,100 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 8,800 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 8,500 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8,200 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,900 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7,600 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 7,300 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 6,800 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 6,400 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 6,000 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 5,600 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5,200 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 4,900 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 4,600 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4,300 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 4,000 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 3,700 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,350 | 1,600 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,770 | 8,000 | 9,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,950 | 5,200 | 8,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,300 | 3,700 | 4,900 | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2862 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5758 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Liberia?
- Children living with hiv in Liberia was 3,700 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,300 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for children living with hiv?
- Liberia ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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