Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Benin
Benin: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 68,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Benin stood at 68,000.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Benin peaked at 73,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59,000, in 2000.
Benin ranks 54th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59,000 | — |
| 2001 | 62,000 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 65,000 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67,000 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 68,000 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 71,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72,000 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73,000 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 73,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72,000 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 72,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71,000 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 70,000 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69,000 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 68,000 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64,000 | 59,000 | 67,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,800 | 68,000 | 73,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,000 | 68,000 | 72,000 | 6 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Benin?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Benin was 68,000 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 73,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,000 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Benin ranks 54th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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