People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Nigeria
Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 3.30 million 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.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Nigeria stood at 3.30 million. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Nigeria peaked at 3.30 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 590,000, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, 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 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 590,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.00 million | +69.5% |
| 1992 | 1.50 million | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 1.80 million | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 2.00 million | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 2.20 million | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 2.30 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.40 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.50 million | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.60 million | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.70 million | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.80 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.90 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.00 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.10 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.20 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.30 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.89 million | 590,000 | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.93 million | 2.60 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 South Africa 5.60 million compare
- 3 Kenya 1.50 million compare
- 4 Mozambique 1.40 million compare
- 4 Tanzania 1.40 million 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2055 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 3.30 million 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 3.30 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 590,000 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 47 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 26.9%. 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. 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.