Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Nigeria
Nigeria: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 82,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
82,000
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
3rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
130,000
in 2005
All-time low
82,000
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Nigeria stood at 82,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Nigeria peaked at 130,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 82,000, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99,000 | — |
| 2001 | 110,000 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96,000 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 93,000 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 91,000 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 88,000 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 87,000 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 85,000 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 82,000 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120,900 | 99,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,600 | 96,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,667 | 82,000 | 93,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Mozambique 160,000 compare
- 2 South Africa 140,000 compare
- 4 Uganda 71,000 compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 71,000 compare
- 6 Kenya 69,000 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69,000 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Nigeria?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Nigeria was 82,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,000 in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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