Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 26.30 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.30 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 7 groups
All-time high
26.30 million
in 2025
All-time low
19.00 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Africa (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 26.30 million for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 26.30 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.00 million, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 19.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.80 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.20 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.50 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 20.80 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 21.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.40 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 23.30 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.70 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 24.60 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 24.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.00 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.30 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.27 million | 19.00 million | 21.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.85 million | 21.90 million | 25.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.03 million | 25.70 million | 26.30 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Africa (WHO region)?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Africa (WHO region) was 26.30 million in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.30 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.00 million in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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