People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) by country
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.
What the numbers show
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 5.90 million high estimate in South Africa; the lowest is 500 high estimate in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 140,000 high estimate, and the mean is 511,621 high estimate.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,800.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 41.9%).
People living with HIV/AIDS, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 5.90 million high estimate | 2009 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3.60 million high estimate | 2009 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 1.60 million high estimate | 2009 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 4 | Mozambique | 1.50 million high estimate | 2009 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.50 million high estimate | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Uganda | 1.30 million high estimate | 2009 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 1.30 million high estimate | 2009 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 1.10 million high estimate | 2009 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 1.00 million high estimate | 2009 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 670,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 560,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 510,000 high estimate | 2009 | down 31.1% | flat |
| 13 | Botswana | 350,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 330,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 292.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Lesotho | 310,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Ghana | 300,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 16 | Chad | 300,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 18 | Angola | 250,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 19 | Namibia | 210,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Eswatini | 200,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Burundi | 190,000 high estimate | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Rwanda | 190,000 high estimate | 2009 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 150,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 140,000 high estimate | 2009 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 140,000 high estimate | 2009 | down 41.7% | flat |
| 26 | Mali | 96,000 high estimate | 2009 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 95,000 high estimate | 2009 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 28 | Congo | 87,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 29 | Benin | 69,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 29 | Senegal | 69,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 66,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 63,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Gabon | 55,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 34 | Somalia | 48,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Liberia | 43,000 high estimate | 2009 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 36 | Morocco | 34,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Eritrea | 33,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar | 30,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 39 | Gambia | 26,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 26,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 26,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 356.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Algeria | 24,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 287.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Djibouti | 18,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 17,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 335.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritania | 17,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritius | 12,000 high estimate | 2009 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 3,300 high estimate | 2009 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 500 high estimate | 2009 | up 400.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 24.56 million high estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.46 million high estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 24.44 million high estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 18.56 million high estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 14.96 million high estimate
- North Africa 96,300 high estimate
About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.