Children (0-14) living with HIV in Congo
Congo: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 12,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children (0-14) living with hiv in Congo is 12,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Congo peaked at 12,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,200, in 1990.
That places Congo 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 8,530 | 5,200 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,600 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 13 Ghana 18,000 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 17,000 compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 15,000 compare
- 17 Chad 11,000 compare
- 17 Guinea 11,000 compare
- 17 South Sudan 11,000 compare
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 66,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Congo?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Congo was 12,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.