Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ghana
Ghana: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 18,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 18,000 for children (0-14) living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Ghana peaked at 43,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,300, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 13th of 88 countries on this measure, 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 | 22,030 | 9,300 | 34,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,800 | 36,000 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,600 | 26,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 416,867 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 407,617 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 418,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 404,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 415,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 407,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Ghana?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Ghana was 18,000 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 43,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,300 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.