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

3.12 infections, with Portugal ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Children newly infected with HIV

Netherlands

2.03 infections

in 2023

Portugal

5.15 infections

in 2024

Netherlands rank

85th

Portugal rank

83rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.15 infections against 2.03 infections in Netherlands, a difference of 3.12 infections.

That makes Portugal's figure about 2.5 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Netherlands ranks 85th 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	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.47 infections	31.57 infections	16.1 infections	Portugal
2000s	16.16 infections	18.87 infections	2.71 infections	Portugal
2010s	10.84 infections	12.11 infections	1.27 infections	Portugal
2020s	3.64 infections	6.27 infections	2.63 infections	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Netherlands or Portugal?: Portugal, at 5.15 infections against 2.03 infections in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Netherlands and Portugal?: 3.12 infections, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Netherlands ranks 85th 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.