Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 3,800 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Cape Verde stood at 3,800. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Cape Verde peaked at 3,800 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 850, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 117th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,189 | 850 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,870 | 1,600 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,750 | 2,300 | 3,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,540 | 3,300 | 3,800 | 5 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 4,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,009 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15,008 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 5,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 4,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 5,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Cape Verde?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Cape Verde was 3,800 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3,800 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 850 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.