People living with HIV — all countries

People living with HIV — Zambia

People living with HIV in Zambia in 2024 — 1,400,000 people. Ranked 139 in the world out of 145. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 86.7%.

2024 1.4M people +0% vs 2023
World rank 139of 145
Period maximum 1.4M people2020
Period minimum 750,000 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Zambia, 2000–2024600,000800,0001M1.2M1.4M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 750,000 people2001: 770,000 people2002: 780,000 people2003: 790,000 people2004: 800,000 people2005: 810,000 people2006: 830,000 people2007: 850,000 people2008: 880,000 people2009: 910,000 people2010: 940,000 people2011: 980,000 people2012: 1,000,000 people2013: 1,100,000 people2014: 1,100,000 people2015: 1,200,000 people2016: 1,200,000 people2017: 1,300,000 people2018: 1,300,000 people2019: 1,300,000 people2020: 1,400,000 people2021: 1,400,000 people2022: 1,400,000 people2023: 1,400,000 people2024: 1,400,000 people
Change over the period: +650,000 (+86.67%) Average annual rate: 2.63 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 1.4M people
World computed 35.23M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 26.29M people
Eastern Africa computed 11.98M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.5M people
People living with HIV — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.4M +0 +0%
2023 1.4M +0 +0%
2022 1.4M +0 +0%
2021 1.4M +0 +0%
2020 1.4M +100,000 +7.69%
2019 1.3M +0 +0%
2018 1.3M +0 +0%
2017 1.3M +100,000 +8.33%
2016 1.2M +0 +0%
2015 1.2M +100,000 +9.09%
2014 1.1M +0 +0%
2013 1.1M +100,000 +10%
2012 1M +20,000 +2.04%
2011 980,000 +40,000 +4.26%
2010 940,000 +30,000 +3.3%
2009 910,000 +30,000 +3.41%
2008 880,000 +30,000 +3.53%
2007 850,000 +20,000 +2.41%
2006 830,000 +20,000 +2.47%
2005 810,000 +10,000 +1.25%
2004 800,000 +10,000 +1.27%
2003 790,000 +10,000 +1.28%
2002 780,000 +10,000 +1.3%
2001 770,000 +20,000 +2.67%
2000 750,000

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.