Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Namibia
Namibia: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 8.5% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Namibia peaked at 13.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2025.
That places Namibia 7th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Namibia?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Namibia was 8.5% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Namibia ranks 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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