Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Malawi

Malawi: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 1.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.00 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.00 million
in 2015
All-time low
860,000
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Malawi, 2000–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2000201220252000: 910.0k2001: 900.0k2002: 900.0k2003: 890.0k2004: 880.0k2005: 860.0k2006: 860.0k2007: 860.0k2008: 870.0k2009: 890.0k2010: 910.0k2011: 930.0k2012: 950.0k2013: 970.0k2014: 990.0k2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 1.0M2018: 1.0M2019: 1.0M2020: 1.0M2021: 1.0M2022: 1.0M2023: 1.0M2024: 1.0M2025: 1.0M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Malawi is 1.00 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Malawi peaked at 1.00 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 860,000, in 2005.

Malawi ranks 10th of 143 countries on this measure, 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Malawi, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 910,000
2001 900,000 -1.1%
2002 900,000 +0.0%
2003 890,000 -1.1%
2004 880,000 -1.1%
2005 860,000 -2.3%
2006 860,000 +0.0%
2007 860,000 +0.0%
2008 870,000 +1.2%
2009 890,000 +2.3%
2010 910,000 +2.2%
2011 930,000 +2.2%
2012 950,000 +2.2%
2013 970,000 +2.1%
2014 990,000 +2.1%
2015 1.00 million +1.0%
2016 1.00 million +0.0%
2017 1.00 million +0.0%
2018 1.00 million +0.0%
2019 1.00 million +0.0%
2020 1.00 million +0.0%
2021 1.00 million +0.0%
2022 1.00 million +0.0%
2023 1.00 million +0.0%
2024 1.00 million +0.0%
2025 1.00 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 882,000 860,000 910,000 10
2010s 975,000 910,000 1.00 million 10
2020s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Zambia 1.30 million compare
  2. 7 Zimbabwe 1.30 million compare
  3. 9 Brazil 1.20 million compare
  4. 11 Ethiopia 660,000 compare
  5. 12 Thailand 620,000 compare
  6. 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 570,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Malawi?
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Malawi was 1.00 million 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2015.
What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 860,000 in 2005.
How does Malawi rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
Malawi ranks 10th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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Indicator
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
152 places, 3,917 data points, 2000–2025
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