Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 91,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
91,000
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
49th
of 143 countries
All-time high
140,000
in 2000
All-time low
91,000
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 91,000 for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Burkina Faso peaked at 140,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91,000, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 49th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 140,000 | — |
| 2001 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99,000 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97,000 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 96,000 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 94,000 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 93,000 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 92,000 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 91,000 | -1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 91,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 91,500, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 91,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124,000 | 110,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,900 | 99,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,833 | 91,000 | 97,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % 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 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % 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 people (all ages) living with hiv in Burkina Faso?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Burkina Faso was 91,000 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,000 in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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