What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ireland and Portugal?

4.58 infections, with Portugal ahead.

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

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 Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Portugal: Children newly infected with HIV

Ireland

0.5747 infections

in 2024

Portugal

5.15 infections

in 2024

Ireland rank

86th

Portugal rank

83rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.15 infections against 0.5747 infections in Ireland, a difference of 4.58 infections.

That makes Portugal's figure about 9.0 times Ireland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.25 infections	31.57 infections	29.32 infections	Portugal
2000s	2.32 infections	18.87 infections	16.54 infections	Portugal
2010s	2.11 infections	12.11 infections	10 infections	Portugal
2020s	0.5921 infections	6.05 infections	5.45 infections	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Ireland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 5.15 infections against 0.5747 infections in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ireland and Portugal?: 4.58 infections, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Ireland ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 86 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 Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Children newly infected with HIV
Unit: infections
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: 86 places, 3,006 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.