Share of the population living with HIV in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of the population living with HIV was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.2% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Nigeria peaked at 2.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 33rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7,897 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Nigeria?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Nigeria was 1.2% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.