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

1.94 infections, with Romania ahead.

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

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.

Portugal vs Romania: Children newly infected with HIV

Portugal

5.15 infections

in 2024

Romania

7.09 infections

in 2024

Portugal rank

83rd

Romania rank

82nd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Portugal
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 7.09 infections against 5.15 infections in Portugal, a difference of 1.94 infections.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.

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

Portugal ranks 83rd and Romania ranks 82nd of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.57 infections	901.53 infections	869.96 infections	Romania
2000s	18.87 infections	86.94 infections	68.07 infections	Romania
2010s	12.11 infections	20.19 infections	8.08 infections	Romania
2020s	6.05 infections	9.33 infections	3.28 infections	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Portugal or Romania?: Romania, at 7.09 infections against 5.15 infections in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Portugal and Romania?: 1.94 infections, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Portugal ranks 83rd and Romania ranks 82nd 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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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.