Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo
Congo: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 33.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo is 33.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo peaked at 33.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Congo 141st out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +101.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +139.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +71.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +495.2% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +46.8% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +98.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +12.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 33.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 44% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 33.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.2%, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +495.2% | 0.5% | 3.2% |
| 2002 | +139.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | +101.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2008 | +98.1% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 23.7% | 33.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Congo was 33.7% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.