Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in New Zealand

New Zealand: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 4,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,100
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
113th
of 151 countries
All-time high
4,100
in 2024
All-time low
840
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in New Zealand, 1990–2024

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 8401991: 8901992: 9201993: 9401994: 9501995: 9901996: 1.1k1997: 1.1k1998: 1.2k1999: 1.2k2000: 1.3k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.5k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.8k2006: 2.0k2007: 2.1k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.4k2010: 2.5k2011: 2.6k2012: 2.8k2013: 2.9k2014: 3.0k2015: 3.2k2016: 3.3k2017: 3.5k2018: 3.6k2019: 3.7k2020: 3.8k2021: 3.9k2022: 3.9k2023: 3.9k2024: 4.1k

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 4,100 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 5.1% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in New Zealand peaked at 4,100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 840, in 1990.

That places New Zealand 113th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in New Zealand, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 840
1991 890 +6.0%
1992 920 +3.4%
1993 940 +2.2%
1994 950 +1.1%
1995 990 +4.2%
1996 1,100 +11.1%
1997 1,100 +0.0%
1998 1,200 +9.1%
1999 1,200 +0.0%
2000 1,300 +8.3%
2001 1,400 +7.7%
2002 1,500 +7.1%
2003 1,600 +6.7%
2004 1,700 +6.2%
2005 1,800 +5.9%
2006 2,000 +11.1%
2007 2,100 +5.0%
2008 2,200 +4.8%
2009 2,400 +9.1%
2010 2,500 +4.2%
2011 2,600 +4.0%
2012 2,800 +7.7%
2013 2,900 +3.6%
2014 3,000 +3.4%
2015 3,200 +6.7%
2016 3,300 +3.1%
2017 3,500 +6.1%
2018 3,600 +2.9%
2019 3,700 +2.8%
2020 3,800 +2.7%
2021 3,900 +2.6%
2022 3,900 +0.0%
2023 3,900 +0.0%
2024 4,100 +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,013 840 1,200 10
2000s 1,800 1,300 2,400 10
2010s 3,110 2,500 3,700 10
2020s 3,920 3,800 4,100 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 110 Sri Lanka 5,600 compare
  2. 111 Mauritania 5,400 compare
  3. 111 Norway 5,400 compare
  4. 113 Serbia 4,100 compare
  5. 115 Bulgaria 4,000 compare
  6. 116 Bahamas 3,900 compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in New Zealand?
Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in New Zealand was 4,100 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4,100 in 2024.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 840 in 1990.
How does New Zealand rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
New Zealand ranks 113th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,267 data points, 1990–2024
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Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.