Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Kenya
Kenya: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 1.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Kenya is 1.30 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Kenya peaked at 1.40 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 590,000, in 1990.
That places Kenya 6th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 million | 590,000 | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million | 1.20 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million | 1.20 million | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.30 million | 1.30 million | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 679,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 693,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 687,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 695,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 687,264 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 684,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 674,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 685,081 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Kenya?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Kenya was 1.30 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 590,000 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 6th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.