People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Low-income countries

People living with HIV in low-income countries in 2024 — 7,743,950 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 30.3%.

2024 7.74M people +1.39% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 7.74M people2024
Period minimum 5.94M people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Low-income countries, 2000–20245.5M6M6.5M7M7.5M8M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 5,942,700 people2001: 6,007,200 people2002: 6,107,000 people2003: 6,020,100 people2004: 6,174,700 people2005: 6,199,700 people2006: 6,142,600 people2007: 6,217,500 people2008: 6,190,700 people2009: 6,384,710 people2010: 6,506,550 people2011: 6,619,480 people2012: 6,621,070 people2013: 6,822,720 people2014: 6,924,400 people2015: 6,993,300 people2016: 7,084,300 people2017: 7,178,100 people2018: 7,381,650 people2019: 7,379,300 people2020: 7,478,030 people2021: 7,595,070 people2022: 7,617,030 people2023: 7,638,000 people2024: 7,743,950 people
Change over the period: +1.8M (+30.31%) Average annual rate: 1.11 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 7.74M people
World computed 35.23M people
People living with HIV — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 7.74M +105,950 +1.39%
2023 7.64M +20,970 +0.28%
2022 7.62M +21,960 +0.29%
2021 7.6M +117,040 +1.57%
2020 7.48M +98,730 +1.34%
2019 7.38M −2,350 −0.03%
2018 7.38M +203,550 +2.84%
2017 7.18M +93,800 +1.32%
2016 7.08M +91,000 +1.3%
2015 6.99M +68,900 +1%
2014 6.92M +101,680 +1.49%
2013 6.82M +201,650 +3.05%
2012 6.62M +1,590 +0.02%
2011 6.62M +112,930 +1.74%
2010 6.51M +121,840 +1.91%
2009 6.38M +194,010 +3.13%
2008 6.19M −26,800 −0.43%
2007 6.22M +74,900 +1.22%
2006 6.14M −57,100 −0.92%
2005 6.2M +25,000 +0.4%
2004 6.17M +154,600 +2.57%
2003 6.02M −86,900 −1.42%
2002 6.11M +99,800 +1.66%
2001 6.01M +64,500 +1.09%
2000 5.94M

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.