People living with HIV/AIDS, total in North Africa

North Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 71,400 in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
71,400
Change on year
up 8.8%
Rank
6th
of 6 groups
All-time high
71,400
in 2009
All-time low
6,600
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990199920091990: 6.6k1991: 7.9k1992: 10.0k1993: 12.9k1994: 15.4k1995: 17.9k1996: 20.6k1997: 23.7k1998: 26.9k1999: 29.8k2000: 34.4k2001: 37.1k2002: 40.0k2003: 44.1k2004: 48.7k2005: 51.8k2006: 55.9k2007: 60.3k2008: 65.6k2009: 71.4k

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.

Analysis

In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in North Africa stood at 71,400. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 139.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in North Africa peaked at 71,400 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,600, in 1990.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in North Africa, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in North Africa, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 6,600
1991 7,900 +19.7%
1992 10,000 +26.6%
1993 12,900 +29.0%
1994 15,400 +19.4%
1995 17,900 +16.2%
1996 20,600 +15.1%
1997 23,700 +15.0%
1998 26,900 +13.5%
1999 29,800 +10.8%
2000 34,400 +15.4%
2001 37,100 +7.8%
2002 40,000 +7.8%
2003 44,100 +10.2%
2004 48,700 +10.4%
2005 51,800 +6.4%
2006 55,900 +7.9%
2007 60,300 +7.9%
2008 65,600 +8.8%
2009 71,400 +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,170 6,600 29,800 10
2000s 50,930 34,400 71,400 10

Countries ranked near North Africa

  1. 3 Kenya 1.50 million compare
  2. 4 Mozambique 1.40 million compare
  3. 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.40 million compare
  4. 6 Uganda 1.20 million compare
  5. 6 Zimbabwe 1.20 million compare
  6. 8 Zambia 980,000 compare
  7. 9 Malawi 920,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More health data for North Africa

All data for North Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in North Africa?
People living with hiv/aids, total in North Africa was 71,400 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 North Africa?
The highest recorded value was 71,400 in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in North Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 6,600 in 1990.
How does North Africa rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in North Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 139.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Africa 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in North Africa. Statizoid, drawing on UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-living-with-hiv-aids-total/north-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-living-with-hiv-aids-total/north-africa/">People living with HIV/AIDS, total in North Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.