Children living with HIV in Libya
Libya: Children living with HIV was 200 0-14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
200 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 88 countries
All-time high
200 0-14
in 2010
All-time low
100 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with HIV in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 0-14.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in Libya stood at 200 0-14. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Libya peaked at 200 0-14 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 100 0-14, in 1990.
That places Libya 77th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children living with HIV in Libya, year by year
| Year | 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 0-14 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200 0-14 | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 200 0-14 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 890 0-14, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Libya's 200 0-14 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 900 0-14, 22% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 0-14 | 100 0-14 | 100 0-14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 0-14 | 100 0-14 | 100 0-14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 0-14 | 200 0-14 | 200 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 0-14 | 200 0-14 | 200 0-14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % 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 Libya?
- Children living with hiv in Libya was 200 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 200 0-14 in 2010.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 0-14 in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for children living with hiv?
- Libya ranks 77th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.