Share of the population living with HIV in Sudan
Sudan: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Sudan, 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 Sudan stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Sudan peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Sudan 101st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 98 Belgium 0.2% compare
- 99 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
- 100 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
- 102 Bhutan 0.2% compare
- 103 Switzerland 0.2% compare
- 104 Honduras 0.2% compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Sudan?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Sudan 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Sudan ranks 101st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.