Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Namibia
Namibia: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV was 3,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Namibia stood at 3,700.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Namibia peaked at 17,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3,600, in 2022.
Namibia ranks 35th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,790 | 4,800 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,360 | 8,900 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,570 | 4,200 | 8,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,720 | 3,600 | 4,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Namibia?
- Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Namibia was 3,700 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.