Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.2% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Kenya peaked at 9.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
That places Kenya 12th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 5.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Kenya?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Kenya was 3.2% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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