Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 92,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 92,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sierra Leone peaked at 92,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46,000, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46,000 | — |
| 2001 | 51,000 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 54,000 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 57,000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 59,000 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 60,000 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 61,000 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 63,000 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 66,000 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 72,000 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 73,000 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75,000 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 77,000 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 79,000 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 82,000 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 84,000 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 86,000 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 88,000 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 89,000 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 92,000 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 92,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 92,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58,100 | 46,000 | 66,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,600 | 68,000 | 86,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,667 | 88,000 | 92,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 45 Central African Republic 96,000 compare
- 46 Mali 95,000 compare
- 47 Chile 93,000 compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 91,000 compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 88,000 compare
- 51 Malaysia 85,000 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sierra Leone?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sierra Leone was 92,000 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 92,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Sierra Leone ranks 48th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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