Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Eswatini
Eswatini: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 210,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Eswatini, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 210,000 for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Eswatini peaked at 230,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 130,000, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 28th of 143 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 130,000 | — |
| 2001 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 150,000 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 160,000 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 170,000 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 190,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 220,000 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 210,000 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166,000 | 130,000 | 190,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,000 | 200,000 | 230,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,667 | 210,000 | 230,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.2893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5658 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Eswatini?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Eswatini was 210,000 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 230,000 in 2015.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,000 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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