Ireland vs Italy: Share of the population living with HIV

Ireland
0.2%
in 2024
Italy
0.3%
in 2024
Ireland rank
95th
Italy rank
92nd

Share of the population living with HIV over time

  • Ireland
  • Italy
0.050.10.150.20.25199020072024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 95th and Italy ranks 92nd of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Italy
2000s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Italy
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Italy
2020s 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Ireland or Italy?
Italy, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Ireland and Italy?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
Ireland ranks 95th and Italy ranks 92nd of 150 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 Share of the population living 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
Share of the population living with HIV
Unit
%
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
150 places, 5,197 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.