Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Syria
Syria: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 830 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Syria is 830, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Syria peaked at 830 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Syria ranks 135th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 560 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 550 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 500 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 580 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 620 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 650 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 710 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 780 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 830 | +6.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 830 is below the median for low income countries, which is 80,000, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 830 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,350, 16% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 470 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 525 | 500 | 580 | 10 |
| 2020s | 718 | 620 | 830 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Syria?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Syria was 830 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 830 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Syria ranks 135th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.