Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya
Kenya: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 87.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 87.1% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 30th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Kenya, 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.6% | — |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +121.6% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +142.5% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +45.8% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 87.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 87.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +142.5% | 3.6% | 8.7% |
| 2005 | +121.6% | 1.6% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 30.7% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 78.4% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kenya was 87.1% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.