Share of the population living with HIV in Niger
Niger: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Niger, 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 Niger is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Niger peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Niger 107th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Niger?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Niger was 0.2% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Niger ranks 107th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.