People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Malawi

People living with HIV in Malawi in 2024 — 990,000 people. Ranked 135 in the world out of 145. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.1%.

2024 990,000 people −1% vs 2023
World rank 135of 145
Period maximum 1M people2015
Period minimum 900,000 people2006

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Malawi, 2000–2024900,000925,000950,000975,0001M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 970,000 people2001: 970,000 people2002: 960,000 people2003: 940,000 people2004: 930,000 people2005: 910,000 people2006: 900,000 people2007: 900,000 people2008: 900,000 people2009: 910,000 people2010: 930,000 people2011: 940,000 people2012: 960,000 people2013: 980,000 people2014: 990,000 people2015: 1,000,000 people2016: 1,000,000 people2017: 1,000,000 people2018: 1,000,000 people2019: 1,000,000 people2020: 1,000,000 people2021: 1,000,000 people2022: 1,000,000 people2023: 1,000,000 people2024: 990,000 people
Change over the period: +20,000 (+2.06%) Average annual rate: 0.09 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 990,000 people
World computed 35.23M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 26.29M people
Eastern Africa computed 11.98M people
Low-income countries computed 7.74M people
People living with HIV — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 990,000 −10,000 −1%
2023 1M +0 +0%
2022 1M +0 +0%
2021 1M +0 +0%
2020 1M +0 +0%
2019 1M +0 +0%
2018 1M +0 +0%
2017 1M +0 +0%
2016 1M +0 +0%
2015 1M +10,000 +1.01%
2014 990,000 +10,000 +1.02%
2013 980,000 +20,000 +2.08%
2012 960,000 +20,000 +2.13%
2011 940,000 +10,000 +1.08%
2010 930,000 +20,000 +2.2%
2009 910,000 +10,000 +1.11%
2008 900,000 +0 +0%
2007 900,000 +0 +0%
2006 900,000 −10,000 −1.1%
2005 910,000 −20,000 −2.15%
2004 930,000 −10,000 −1.06%
2003 940,000 −20,000 −2.08%
2002 960,000 −10,000 −1.03%
2001 970,000 +0 +0%
2000 970,000

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.