Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 1.30 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.30 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.80 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Zimbabwe stood at 1.30 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.80 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2022.
Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.80 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 million | 1.40 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.40 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million | 1.30 million | 1.40 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Zimbabwe?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Zimbabwe was 1.30 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Zimbabwe ranks 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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