Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Cameroon
Cameroon: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 540,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 540,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Cameroon peaked at 540,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 400,000 | — |
| 2001 | 430,000 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 450,000 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 470,000 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 480,000 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 490,000 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 500,000 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 510,000 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 520,000 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 530,000 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 530,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 530,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 530,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 530,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 530,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 520,000 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 510,000 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 510,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 520,000 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 520,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 530,000 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 530,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 540,000 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 478,000 | 400,000 | 530,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,000 | 510,000 | 530,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 526,667 | 520,000 | 540,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Cameroon?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Cameroon was 540,000 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 540,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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