Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Romania
Romania: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Romania recorded 89.0% for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Romania peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2000.
That places Romania 21st out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 32.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 52.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Romania?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Romania was 89.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Romania ranks 21st out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy is a combination of several antiretroviral medicines, used to slow the rate at which HIV multiplies inside the body.