People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Zambia
Zambia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 980,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Zambia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia is 980,000, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia peaked at 980,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500,000, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500,000 | — |
| 1991 | 550,000 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 600,000 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 640,000 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 680,000 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 710,000 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 730,000 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 760,000 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 780,000 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 800,000 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 810,000 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 830,000 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 840,000 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 860,000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 880,000 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 890,000 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 910,000 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 940,000 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 960,000 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 980,000 | +2.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 980,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 180,000, 5.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 980,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 150,000, 6.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 675,000 | 500,000 | 800,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 890,000 | 810,000 | 980,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia was 980,000 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 980,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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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.