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

Australia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 31,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31,000
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
71st
of 152 countries
All-time high
31,000
in 2024
All-time low
9,600
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Australia, 1990–2024

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 10.0k1991: 10.0k1992: 10.0k1993: 10.0k1994: 9.9k1995: 9.6k1996: 9.6k1997: 10.0k1998: 11.0k1999: 11.0k2000: 12.0k2001: 13.0k2002: 13.0k2003: 14.0k2004: 15.0k2005: 16.0k2006: 17.0k2007: 18.0k2008: 19.0k2009: 19.0k2010: 20.0k2011: 21.0k2012: 22.0k2013: 23.0k2014: 24.0k2015: 24.0k2016: 25.0k2017: 26.0k2018: 27.0k2019: 28.0k2020: 29.0k2021: 29.0k2022: 30.0k2023: 30.0k2024: 31.0k

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

Analysis

In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Australia stood at 31,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Australia peaked at 31,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,600, in 1995.

Australia ranks 71st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Australia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 10,000
1991 10,000 +0.0%
1992 10,000 +0.0%
1993 10,000 +0.0%
1994 9,900 -1.0%
1995 9,600 -3.0%
1996 9,600 +0.0%
1997 10,000 +4.2%
1998 11,000 +10.0%
1999 11,000 +0.0%
2000 12,000 +9.1%
2001 13,000 +8.3%
2002 13,000 +0.0%
2003 14,000 +7.7%
2004 15,000 +7.1%
2005 16,000 +6.7%
2006 17,000 +6.2%
2007 18,000 +5.9%
2008 19,000 +5.6%
2009 19,000 +0.0%
2010 20,000 +5.3%
2011 21,000 +5.0%
2012 22,000 +4.8%
2013 23,000 +4.5%
2014 24,000 +4.3%
2015 24,000 +0.0%
2016 25,000 +4.2%
2017 26,000 +4.0%
2018 27,000 +3.8%
2019 28,000 +3.7%
2020 29,000 +3.6%
2021 29,000 +0.0%
2022 30,000 +3.4%
2023 30,000 +0.0%
2024 31,000 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,110 9,600 11,000 10
2000s 15,600 12,000 19,000 10
2010s 24,000 20,000 28,000 10
2020s 29,800 29,000 31,000 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33,000 compare
  2. 68 Guatemala 33,000 compare
  3. 70 Niger 32,000 compare
  4. 71 Panama 31,000 compare
  5. 73 Algeria 30,000 compare
  6. 74 Jamaica 28,000 compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Australia?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Australia was 31,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 31,000 in 2024.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,600 in 1995.
How does Australia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
Australia ranks 71st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
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Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.