People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Nigeria

Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 3.30 million in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
3.30 million
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
3.30 million
in 2009
All-time low
590,000
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Nigeria, 1990–2009

1.0M2.0M3.0M1990199920091990: 590.0k1991: 1.0M1992: 1.5M1993: 1.8M1994: 2.0M1995: 2.2M1996: 2.3M1997: 2.4M1998: 2.5M1999: 2.6M2000: 2.6M2001: 2.7M2002: 2.8M2003: 2.8M2004: 2.9M2005: 2.9M2006: 3.0M2007: 3.1M2008: 3.2M2009: 3.3M

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

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Nigeria, 1990 to 2009.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 South Africa 5.60 million compare
  2. 3 Kenya 1.50 million compare
  3. 4 Mozambique 1.40 million compare
  4. 4 Tanzania 1.40 million compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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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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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,057 data points, 1990–2009
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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.