Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Botswana
Botswana: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 350,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Botswana, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Botswana is 350,000, measured in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Botswana peaked at 360,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 280,000, in 2000.
That places Botswana 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 280,000 | — |
| 2001 | 290,000 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 290,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300,000 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 310,000 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 320,000 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 320,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 330,000 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 340,000 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 340,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 350,000 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 350,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 350,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 360,000 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 360,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 350,000 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 350,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 302,000 | 280,000 | 320,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,000 | 330,000 | 360,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,667 | 350,000 | 360,000 | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.1592 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Botswana?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Botswana was 350,000 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 360,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 280,000 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Botswana ranks 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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