Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Peru
Peru: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 130,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Peru stood at 130,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Peru peaked at 130,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42,000, in 1990.
Peru ranks 36th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,000 | — |
| 1991 | 46,000 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 49,000 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 52,000 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 54,000 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 56,000 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 58,000 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 59,000 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 60,000 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 61,000 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 61,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62,000 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 62,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 66,000 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 73,000 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 76,000 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 79,000 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 83,000 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 88,000 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 94,000 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 99,000 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,700 | 42,000 | 61,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,300 | 61,000 | 64,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,600 | 66,000 | 99,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,000 | 100,000 | 130,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Peru?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Peru was 130,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Peru ranks 36th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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About this data
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.