People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low 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 (low estimate) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 5.40 million low estimate in South Africa; the lowest is 200 low estimate in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 95,000 low estimate, and the mean is 422,225 low estimate.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27,000.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 24,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 31.2%).
People living with HIV/AIDS, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 5.40 million low estimate | 2009 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2.90 million low estimate | 2009 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.30 million low estimate | 2009 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 1.30 million low estimate | 2009 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 1.20 million low estimate | 2009 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 1.10 million low estimate | 2009 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 1.10 million low estimate | 2009 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 890,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 830,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 540,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 430,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 390,000 low estimate | 2009 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 13 | Botswana | 300,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 14 | Lesotho | 260,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 230,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 210,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Eswatini | 170,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Chad | 170,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Angola | 160,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Burundi | 160,000 low estimate | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Namibia | 150,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 140,000 low estimate | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 110,000 low estimate | 2009 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 24 | Togo | 99,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 91,000 low estimate | 2009 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 26 | Congo | 68,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea | 65,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 61,000 low estimate | 2009 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 56,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 30 | Benin | 52,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | 50,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 40,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 455.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Gabon | 37,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 32,000 low estimate | 2009 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Somalia | 25,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 24,900.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 19,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Madagascar | 19,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 38 | Eritrea | 18,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 18,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 14,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 536.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | 13,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Gambia | 12,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritania | 11,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 10,000 low estimate | 2009 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 8,400 low estimate | 2009 | up 460.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritius | 6,400 low estimate | 2009 | up 540.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 1,800 low estimate | 2009 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 200 low estimate | 2009 | up 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 20.27 million low estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa 20.21 million low estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 20.20 million low estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 14.81 million low estimate
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 11.91 million low estimate
- North Africa 52,200 low 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.