Share of the population living with HIV in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of the population living with HIV was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in South Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 1.5% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in South Sudan peaked at 2.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.
South Sudan ranks 25th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
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More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in South Sudan?
- Share of the population living with hiv in South Sudan was 1.5% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- South Sudan ranks 25th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.