Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Belgium
Belgium: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 20,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Belgium is 20,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Belgium peaked at 20,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,500, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 81st of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,500 | — |
| 2001 | 5,900 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 6,300 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 6,900 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 7,500 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 8,200 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 9,000 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 9,800 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 11,000 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,110 | 5,500 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,300 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,667 | 18,000 | 20,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,000 compare
- 78 Costa Rica 23,000 compare
- 78 El Salvador 23,000 compare
- 82 Romania 19,000 compare
- 82 Bangladesh 19,000 compare
- 82 Honduras 19,000 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Belgium?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Belgium was 20,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,500 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Belgium ranks 81st out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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