Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Ghana
Ghana: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 340,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 340,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Ghana peaked at 340,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 300,000, in 2000.
That places Ghana 19th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 300,000 | — |
| 2001 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 310,000 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 320,000 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 320,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 320,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 330,000 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 330,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 340,000 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 340,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 340,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 340,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 340,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 308,000 | 300,000 | 310,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,000 | 310,000 | 330,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 338,333 | 330,000 | 340,000 | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Ghana was 340,000 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 340,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,000 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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