Children living with hiv in Pakistan

Pakistan: Children living with hiv was 10,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
10,000
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
20th
of 88 countries
All-time high
10,000
in 2024
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children living with hiv in Pakistan, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200720241990: 1001991: 1001992: 1001993: 1001994: 1001995: 1001996: 1001997: 1001998: 1001999: 1002000: 1002001: 1002002: 1002003: 1002004: 1002005: 2002006: 5002007: 5002008: 5102009: 7502010: 1.0k2011: 1.4k2012: 1.7k2013: 2.1k2014: 2.6k2015: 3.0k2016: 3.5k2017: 4.1k2018: 4.6k2019: 6.1k2020: 7.1k2021: 7.6k2022: 8.7k2023: 9.7k2024: 10.0k

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

Annual values for Children living with hiv in Pakistan, 1990 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 Chad 11,000 compare
  2. 17 Guinea 11,000 compare
  3. 17 South Sudan 11,000 compare
  4. 21 Mali 9,200 compare
  5. 22 Central African Republic 9,100 compare
  6. 23 Myanmar 8,900 compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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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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Indicator
Children living with hiv
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
88 places, 3,079 data points, 1990–2024
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