Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 100,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 100,000 for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Papua New Guinea peaked at 100,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,800, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,800 | — |
| 1991 | 6,000 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 7,300 | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 8,700 | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 10,000 | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 19,000 | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 21,000 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 23,000 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 26,000 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 28,000 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 30,000 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 32,000 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 35,000 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 37,000 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 40,000 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 43,000 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 46,000 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 49,000 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 52,000 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 55,000 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 58,000 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 61,000 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 64,000 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 68,000 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 72,000 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 76,000 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 81,000 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 86,000 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 92,000 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 97,000 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 100,000 | +3.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 100,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,000, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 100,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,500, 3.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Papua New Guinea 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 | +25.0% | 4,800 | 6,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,280 | 4,800 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,500 | 21,000 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,100 | 46,000 | 76,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,200 | 81,000 | 100,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Papua New Guinea?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Papua New Guinea was 100,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,800 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.