Children living with hiv in Romania
Romania: Children living with hiv was 200 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children living with hiv in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 200 for children living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Romania peaked at 6,700 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2022.
That places Romania 77th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children living with hiv in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,900 | — |
| 1991 | 3,600 | +89.5% |
| 1992 | 5,000 | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 6,000 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 6,700 | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 6,500 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 6,300 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 6,100 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 5,900 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 5,700 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 5,400 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 5,000 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 4,400 | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 3,700 | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 2,900 | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 2,100 | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 1,400 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 780 | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 640 | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 560 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 500 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 200 is above the median for high income countries, which is 200, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Romania's 200 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 200, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children living with hiv in Romania 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 | +89.5% | 1,900 | 3,600 |
| 2022 | -60.0% | 500 | 200 |
| 1992 | +38.9% | 3,600 | 5,000 |
| 2006 | -33.3% | 2,100 | 1,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,370 | 1,900 | 6,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,732 | 640 | 5,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 506 | 500 | 560 | 10 |
| 2020s | 320 | 200 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Romania?
- Children living with hiv in Romania was 200 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,700 in 1994.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for children living with hiv?
- Romania ranks 77th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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