People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Laos

People living with HIV in Laos in 2024 — 21,000 people. Ranked 68 in the world out of 145. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 813%.

2024 21,000 people +5% vs 2023
World rank 68of 145
Period maximum 21,000 people2024
Period minimum 2,300 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Laos, 2000–2024010,00020,00030,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 2,300 people2001: 2,900 people2002: 3,600 people2003: 4,200 people2004: 4,900 people2005: 5,500 people2006: 6,300 people2007: 7,000 people2008: 7,800 people2009: 8,600 people2010: 9,400 people2011: 10,000 people2012: 11,000 people2013: 12,000 people2014: 12,000 people2015: 13,000 people2016: 14,000 people2017: 15,000 people2018: 16,000 people2019: 17,000 people2020: 17,000 people2021: 18,000 people2022: 19,000 people2023: 20,000 people2024: 21,000 people
Change over the period: +18,700 (+813.04%) Average annual rate: 9.65 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 21,000 people
World computed 35.23M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.11M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.5M people
People living with HIV — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 21,000 +1,000 +5%
2023 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
2022 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
2021 18,000 +1,000 +5.88%
2020 17,000 +0 +0%
2019 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
2018 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
2017 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
2016 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
2015 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
2014 12,000 +0 +0%
2013 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
2012 11,000 +1,000 +10%
2011 10,000 +600 +6.38%
2010 9,400 +800 +9.3%
2009 8,600 +800 +10.26%
2008 7,800 +800 +11.43%
2007 7,000 +700 +11.11%
2006 6,300 +800 +14.55%
2005 5,500 +600 +12.24%
2004 4,900 +700 +16.67%
2003 4,200 +600 +16.67%
2002 3,600 +700 +24.14%
2001 2,900 +600 +26.09%
2000 2,300

About the indicator

The estimated number of people of all ages living with HIV at the end of the year. The estimate is built by UNAIDS from sentinel surveillance data, population surveys and treatment registers, so this is not the number of people diagnosed but the calculated number of carriers: some of them do not know their status. Absolute numbers and the share of the population diverge widely — the countries largest by number of carriers and the countries with the highest prevalence barely overlap.

Important: An estimate, not a count. UNAIDS attaches an uncertainty interval to every value, sometimes a wide one; the central estimate is taken here.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.