Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Namibia
Namibia: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 220,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Namibia stood at 220,000. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Namibia peaked at 220,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 150,000, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 27th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 150,000 | — |
| 2001 | 160,000 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 170,000 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 190,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 170,000 | 150,000 | 190,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,000 | 190,000 | 220,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0414 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0395 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Namibia?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Namibia was 220,000 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 220,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,000 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Namibia ranks 27th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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