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Data dated October 29, 2026, places Benue State at the top of the list, followed by Akwa Ibom and Lagos, while Yobe records the lowest figure.

Benue State has the highest reported number of people currently receiving treatment for HIV in Nigeria, with 190,328 patients, according to figures dated October 29, 2026.

The data, which provides a state-by-state breakdown of people on HIV treatment across the country, places Akwa Ibom second with 154,804 patients, while Lagos ranks third with 136,498.

Rivers State follows with 87,885 patients, while Nasarawa occupies fifth position with 64,105. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has 59,323 people currently receiving treatment, placing it sixth on the list.

Kaduna records 58,336 patients, followed by Cross River with 57,153, Anambra with 54,421 and Delta with 53,984.

Other states with more than 40,000 people on treatment include Taraba (51,946), Enugu (47,359), Plateau (46,310), Adamawa (41,967) and Abia (41,064).

Imo records 39,620, followed by Kano with 37,796, Kogi with 37,082, Niger with 33,737 and Oyo with 33,179.

Ogun has 31,731 patients, while Edo records 29,493. Gombe has 28,822, Bauchi 25,249 and Osun 24,867.

Further down the list, Borno records 22,711 patients, Ondo 22,064, Kebbi 20,467 and Bayelsa 18,930.

Katsina has 16,968 people on treatment, followed by Ebonyi with 15,640, Kwara with 15,558, Sokoto with 14,668, Zamfara with 13,963, Jigawa with 13,594 and Ekiti with 12,528.

Yobe records the lowest figure, with 10,172 people currently receiving HIV treatment.

The figures provide a snapshot of the reported number of people accessing HIV treatment across Nigeria’s 36 states and the FCT. However, the numbers should not be interpreted as the total number of people living with HIV in each state, as they represent those recorded as currently receiving treatment.

It is also important to distinguish treatment figures from HIV prevalence. A state with a higher number of patients on treatment does not necessarily have the highest HIV prevalence, which measures the proportion of a population living with the virus.

The figures were supplied as data dated October 29, 2026; their source and methodology were not provided.