Share of young men and women living with HIV in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1990
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.2% for share of young men and women living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 50th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2% compare
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- 50 El Salvador 0.2% compare
- 50 Ethiopia 0.2% compare
- 50 Fiji 0.2% compare
- 50 Gambia 0.2% compare
- 50 Guyana 0.2% compare
- 50 Indonesia 0.2% compare
- 50 Laos 0.2% compare
- 50 Mali 0.2% compare
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- 50 Moldova 0.2% compare
- 50 Paraguay 0.2% compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% compare
- 50 Vietnam 0.2% compare
More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 50th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.