Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Uganda
Uganda: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 1.50 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.50 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.50 million
in 2018
All-time low
1.00 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.50 million for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Uganda peaked at 1.50 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 5th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 1.00 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million | 1.20 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.50 million | 1.50 million | 6 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Uganda was 1.50 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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