Share of the population living with HIV in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Burkina Faso is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 62nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.7404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Burkina Faso?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Burkina Faso was 0.5% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.