People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Eastern Africa

People living with HIV in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 11,977,900 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 24.1%.

2024 11.98M people +0.76% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 11.98M people2024
Period minimum 9.51M people2008

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Eastern Africa, 2000–20249M10M11M12M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9,652,300 people2001: 9,724,300 people2002: 9,725,600 people2003: 9,576,100 people2004: 9,647,000 people2005: 9,606,100 people2006: 9,575,100 people2007: 9,587,100 people2008: 9,508,100 people2009: 9,747,100 people2010: 9,897,200 people2011: 10,155,200 people2012: 10,205,000 people2013: 10,514,800 people2014: 10,722,500 people2015: 10,910,300 people2016: 11,100,200 people2017: 11,389,100 people2018: 11,582,900 people2019: 11,685,800 people2020: 11,678,700 people2021: 11,772,200 people2022: 11,777,700 people2023: 11,887,300 people2024: 11,977,900 people
Change over the period: +2.33M (+24.09%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Africa 11.98M people
World computed 35.23M people
People living with HIV — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 11.98M +90,600 +0.76%
2023 11.89M +109,600 +0.93%
2022 11.78M +5,500 +0.05%
2021 11.77M +93,500 +0.8%
2020 11.68M −7,100 −0.06%
2019 11.69M +102,900 +0.89%
2018 11.58M +193,800 +1.7%
2017 11.39M +288,900 +2.6%
2016 11.1M +189,900 +1.74%
2015 10.91M +187,800 +1.75%
2014 10.72M +207,700 +1.98%
2013 10.51M +309,800 +3.04%
2012 10.21M +49,800 +0.49%
2011 10.16M +258,000 +2.61%
2010 9.9M +150,100 +1.54%
2009 9.75M +239,000 +2.51%
2008 9.51M −79,000 −0.82%
2007 9.59M +12,000 +0.13%
2006 9.58M −31,000 −0.32%
2005 9.61M −40,900 −0.42%
2004 9.65M +70,900 +0.74%
2003 9.58M −149,500 −1.54%
2002 9.73M +1,300 +0.01%
2001 9.72M +72,000 +0.75%
2000 9.65M

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.