Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Eritrea
Eritrea: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 12,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
26,000
in 2000
All-time low
12,000
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Eritrea stood at 12,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Eritrea peaked at 26,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 2020.
Eritrea ranks 93rd of 143 countries on this measure, 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26,000 | — |
| 2001 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,500 | 19,000 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,800 | 13,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 90 Yemen 15,000 compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 14,000 compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 14,000 compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 12,000 compare
- 95 Guyana 11,000 compare
- 95 Trinidad and Tobago 11,000 compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.8826 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0599 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0516 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Eritrea?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Eritrea was 12,000 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Eritrea ranks 93rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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