Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Bhutan
Bhutan: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 1,200 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 1,200, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Bhutan peaked at 1,200 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 130th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 500 | — |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 550 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 580 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 610 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 640 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 670 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 690 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 720 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 740 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 760 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 790 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 810 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 830 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 860 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 890 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 930 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 960 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 556 | 500 | 670 | 10 |
| 2010s | 802 | 690 | 930 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,060 | 960 | 1,200 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 128 Albania 1,600 compare
- 129 United Arab Emirates 1,400 compare
- 131 Sao Tome and Principe 1,000 compare
- 131 Slovenia 1,000 compare
- 131 Qatar 1,000 compare
- 131 Syrian Arab Republic 1,000 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Bhutan?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Bhutan was 1,200 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Bhutan ranks 130th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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