Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Eritrea
Eritrea: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 12,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Eritrea stood at 12,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Eritrea peaked at 27,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 2020.
Eritrea ranks 93rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,300 | 15,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,400 | 18,000 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,300 | 13,000 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 43,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 42,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 41,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Eritrea?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Eritrea was 12,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Eritrea ranks 93rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.