People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Nigeria
Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) was 3.60 million high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Nigeria, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Nigeria is 3.60 million high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Nigeria peaked at 3.60 million high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 950,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 950,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1.60 million high estimate | +68.4% |
| 1992 | 2.20 million high estimate | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 2.50 million high estimate | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 2.70 million high estimate | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 2.80 million high estimate | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.80 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.90 million high estimate | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.90 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.00 million high estimate | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.00 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.10 million high estimate | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.10 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.10 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.20 million high estimate | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.30 million high estimate | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.30 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.40 million high estimate | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million high estimate | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.60 million high estimate | +2.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.60 million high estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 200,000 high estimate, 18.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.60 million high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 190,000 high estimate, 18.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +68.4% | 950,000 high estimate | 1.60 million high estimate |
| 1992 | +37.5% | 1.60 million high estimate | 2.20 million high estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 million high estimate | 950,000 high estimate | 3.00 million high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million high estimate | 3.00 million high estimate | 3.60 million high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 South Africa 5.90 million high estimate compare
- 3 Kenya 1.60 million high estimate compare
- 4 Mozambique 1.50 million high estimate compare
- 4 Tanzania 1.50 million high estimate compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Nigeria?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Nigeria was 3.60 million 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 million high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 950,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.