What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Ireland and Yemen?

0.0012 infections per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Yemen?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Yemen: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Ireland

0.0659 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Yemen

0.0671 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Ireland rank

111th

Yemen rank

109th

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

Ireland
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0671 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0659 infections per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.0012 infections per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 109th of 144 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0859 infections per 1,000 people	0.0195 infections per 1,000 people	0.0665 infections per 1,000 people	Ireland
2000s	0.1044 infections per 1,000 people	0.0584 infections per 1,000 people	0.046 infections per 1,000 people	Ireland
2010s	0.1145 infections per 1,000 people	0.0545 infections per 1,000 people	0.0599 infections per 1,000 people	Ireland
2020s	0.0746 infections per 1,000 people	0.0667 infections per 1,000 people	0.0078 infections per 1,000 people	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Ireland or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.0671 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0659 infections per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Ireland and Yemen?: 0.0012 infections per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Yemen?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Yemen rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?: Ireland ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 109th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Unit: infections per 1,000 people
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.