Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Moldova
Moldova: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 17,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Moldova, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Moldova stood at 17,000.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Moldova peaked at 18,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
Moldova ranks 85th of 151 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+) living with HIV in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 820 | +54.7% |
| 1993 | 1,300 | +58.5% |
| 1994 | 1,900 | +46.2% |
| 1995 | 2,900 | +52.6% |
| 1996 | 4,100 | +41.4% |
| 1997 | 5,500 | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 7,100 | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 8,800 | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 11,000 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 17,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,000, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 17,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,100, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +58.5% | 820 | 1,300 |
| 1992 | +54.7% | 530 | 820 |
| 1995 | +52.6% | 1,900 | 2,900 |
| 1994 | +46.2% | 1,300 | 1,900 |
| 1996 | +41.4% | 2,900 | 4,100 |
| 1997 | +34.1% | 4,100 | 5,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,345 | 500 | 8,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,400 | 11,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,900 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 29 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 0.0277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Moldova?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Moldova was 17,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Moldova ranks 85th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.