Share of the population living with HIV in Senegal
Senegal: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv in Senegal stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Senegal peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 83rd of 150 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 the population living with HIV in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
- 81 Indonesia 0.4% compare
- 82 Philippines 0.3% compare
- 84 Kazakhstan 0.3% compare
- 85 Malta 0.3% compare
- 86 Malaysia 0.3% compare
More health data for Senegal
- 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 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Senegal?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Senegal was 0.3% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.