Children living with hiv in Pakistan
Pakistan: Children living with hiv was 10,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children living with hiv in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 10,000 for children living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 284.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Pakistan peaked at 10,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Pakistan 20th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children living with hiv in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 750 | +47.1% |
| 2010 | 1,000 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 1,400 | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 1,700 | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 2,100 | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 2,600 | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 3,000 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 3,500 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 4,100 | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 4,600 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 6,100 | +32.6% |
| 2020 | 7,100 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 7,600 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 8,700 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 9,700 | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 10,000 | +3.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 10,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 10,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 900, 11.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children living with hiv in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 2005 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 296 | 100 | 750 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,010 | 1,000 | 6,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,620 | 7,100 | 10,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Pakistan?
- Children living with hiv in Pakistan was 10,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for children living with hiv?
- Pakistan ranks 20th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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