Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Argentina
Argentina: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 140,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 140,000 for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Argentina peaked at 140,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,000, in 1990.
That places Argentina 32nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,000 | — |
| 1991 | 22,000 | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 26,000 | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 31,000 | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 35,000 | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 38,000 | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 42,000 | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 45,000 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 48,000 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 51,000 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 55,000 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 59,000 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 62,000 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 66,000 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 70,000 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 74,000 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 77,000 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 81,000 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 85,000 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 88,000 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 92,000 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 96,000 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 99,000 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 140,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,000, 8.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 140,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,000, 5.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +29.4% | 17,000 | 22,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,500 | 17,000 | 51,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,700 | 55,000 | 88,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,700 | 92,000 | 120,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,000 | 130,000 | 140,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Argentina?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Argentina was 140,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.