Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Congo
Congo: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 130,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Congo stood at 130,000. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Congo peaked at 130,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86,000, in 2002.
That places Congo 37th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88,000 | — |
| 2001 | 87,000 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 86,000 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 87,000 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 87,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88,000 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89,000 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 90,000 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 94,000 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 96,000 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 98,000 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99,000 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88,300 | 86,000 | 94,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,300 | 96,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,667 | 110,000 | 130,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.19 % 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 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Congo?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Congo was 130,000 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,000 in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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