Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Panama

Panama: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 31,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31,000
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
69th
of 151 countries
All-time high
31,000
in 2024
All-time low
4,000
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 4.0k1991: 5.1k1992: 6.1k1993: 7.0k1994: 7.9k1995: 8.7k1996: 9.4k1997: 10.0k1998: 11.0k1999: 11.0k2000: 12.0k2001: 13.0k2002: 13.0k2003: 14.0k2004: 14.0k2005: 15.0k2006: 16.0k2007: 16.0k2008: 17.0k2009: 18.0k2010: 19.0k2011: 19.0k2012: 20.0k2013: 21.0k2014: 22.0k2015: 23.0k2016: 24.0k2017: 25.0k2018: 26.0k2019: 26.0k2020: 27.0k2021: 28.0k2022: 29.0k2023: 30.0k2024: 31.0k

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Panama peaked at 31,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 1990.

Panama ranks 69th 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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Panama, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 4,000
1991 5,100 +27.5%
1992 6,100 +19.6%
1993 7,000 +14.8%
1994 7,900 +12.9%
1995 8,700 +10.1%
1996 9,400 +8.0%
1997 10,000 +6.4%
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 14,000 +0.0%
2005 15,000 +7.1%
2006 16,000 +6.7%
2007 16,000 +0.0%
2008 17,000 +6.2%
2009 18,000 +5.9%
2010 19,000 +5.6%
2011 19,000 +0.0%
2012 20,000 +5.3%
2013 21,000 +5.0%
2014 22,000 +4.8%
2015 23,000 +4.5%
2016 24,000 +4.3%
2017 25,000 +4.2%
2018 26,000 +4.0%
2019 26,000 +0.0%
2020 27,000 +3.8%
2021 28,000 +3.7%
2022 29,000 +3.6%
2023 30,000 +3.4%
2024 31,000 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,020 4,000 11,000 10
2000s 14,800 12,000 18,000 10
2010s 22,500 19,000 26,000 10
2020s 29,000 27,000 31,000 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Panama?
Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Panama was 31,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 31,000 in 2024.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 1990.
How does Panama rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
Panama ranks 69th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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.