Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Peru
Peru: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 120,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Peru is 120,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Peru peaked at 120,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,000, in 1990.
That places Peru 35th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,000 | — |
| 1991 | 45,000 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 49,000 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 51,000 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 54,000 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 56,000 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 57,000 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 58,000 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 59,000 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 60,000 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61,000 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 62,000 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63,000 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 66,000 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 71,000 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 74,000 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 77,000 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 82,000 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 86,000 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 92,000 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 98,000 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,100 | 42,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,600 | 60,000 | 63,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,800 | 64,000 | 98,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Peru?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Peru was 120,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.