People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Gambia
Gambia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 26,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Gambia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia stood at 26,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 256.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia peaked at 26,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,800 high estimate, in 1994.
Gambia ranks 39th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Gambia, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,700 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 7,700 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,300 high estimate | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 7,000 high estimate | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 6,800 high estimate | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 6,800 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,800 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,900 high estimate | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7,000 high estimate | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,300 high estimate | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7,800 high estimate | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 8,400 high estimate | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 9,100 high estimate | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 10,000 high estimate | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 12,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 13,000 high estimate | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 15,000 high estimate | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 18,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 22,000 high estimate | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 26,000 high estimate | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,130 high estimate | 6,800 high estimate | 7,700 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,130 high estimate | 7,800 high estimate | 26,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 36 Morocco 34,000 high estimate compare
- 37 Eritrea 33,000 high estimate compare
- 38 Madagascar 30,000 high estimate compare
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 26,000 high estimate compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 26,000 high estimate compare
- 42 Algeria 24,000 high estimate compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia was 26,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,800 high estimate in 1994.
- How does Gambia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Gambia ranks 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.