Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.035 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
124th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.035 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0077 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Bulgaria, 1990–2023

0.010.020.030.041990200620231990: 0.008 units per square kilometre1991: 0.008 units per square kilometre1992: 0.009 units per square kilometre1993: 0.011 units per square kilometre1994: 0.012 units per square kilometre1995: 0.014 units per square kilometre1996: 0.014 units per square kilometre1997: 0.014 units per square kilometre1998: 0.014 units per square kilometre1999: 0.014 units per square kilometre2000: 0.014 units per square kilometre2001: 0.014 units per square kilometre2002: 0.015 units per square kilometre2003: 0.015 units per square kilometre2004: 0.016 units per square kilometre2005: 0.016 units per square kilometre2006: 0.016 units per square kilometre2007: 0.017 units per square kilometre2008: 0.017 units per square kilometre2009: 0.018 units per square kilometre2010: 0.018 units per square kilometre2011: 0.019 units per square kilometre2012: 0.02 units per square kilometre2013: 0.021 units per square kilometre2014: 0.022 units per square kilometre2015: 0.023 units per square kilometre2016: 0.024 units per square kilometre2017: 0.025 units per square kilometre2018: 0.027 units per square kilometre2019: 0.028 units per square kilometre2020: 0.029 units per square kilometre2021: 0.031 units per square kilometre2022: 0.033 units per square kilometre2023: 0.035 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Bulgaria stood at 0.035 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Bulgaria peaked at 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Bulgaria ranks 124th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0077 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0085 units per square kilometre +10.6%
1992 0.009 units per square kilometre +6.4%
1993 0.0108 units per square kilometre +20.0%
1994 0.0118 units per square kilometre +8.3%
1995 0.0136 units per square kilometre +15.4%
1996 0.0145 units per square kilometre +6.7%
1997 0.0145 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0145 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0145 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0145 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0145 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0147 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2003 0.0147 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0156 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2005 0.0156 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2006 0.0156 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0166 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2008 0.0166 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0175 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2010 0.0184 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2011 0.0193 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2012 0.0203 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2013 0.0212 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2014 0.0221 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2015 0.023 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2016 0.0239 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2017 0.0249 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2018 0.0267 units per square kilometre +7.4%
2019 0.0276 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2020 0.0295 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2021 0.0313 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2022 0.0332 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2023 0.035 units per square kilometre +5.6%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.035 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1319 units per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.035 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1186 units per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0145 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0156 units per square kilometre 0.0145 units per square kilometre 0.0175 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0228 units per square kilometre 0.0184 units per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0322 units per square kilometre 0.0295 units per square kilometre 0.035 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 121 Slovenia 0.0467 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 122 Montenegro 0.0372 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 123 Slovakia 0.0354 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 125 Croatia 0.0322 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 126 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0286 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 127 Yemen 0.0284 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Bulgaria?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Bulgaria was 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
153 places, 5,023 data points, 1990–2023
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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.