Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Somalia
Somalia: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 7,100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 7,100 for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Somalia peaked at 14,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,100, in 2024.
That places Somalia 108th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,000 | — |
| 2001 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 9,500 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 9,100 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 8,800 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8,600 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8,300 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8,200 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8,000 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,900 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7,700 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7,600 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7,500 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7,300 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 7,200 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7,100 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 7,100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,600 | 11,000 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,610 | 7,700 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,300 | 7,100 | 7,600 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % 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 Somalia?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Somalia was 7,100 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,100 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Somalia ranks 108th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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