Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 4,400 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria is 4,400, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Bulgaria peaked at 4,400 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,500, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 115th 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,500 | — |
| 2001 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2,700 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,900 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3,000 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3,200 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3,400 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,800 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 4,000 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 4,100 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 4,400 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,690 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,560 | 2,000 | 3,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,867 | 3,400 | 4,400 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 112 Latvia 6,000 compare
- 113 Mauritania 5,800 compare
- 114 Norway 5,300 compare
- 116 Serbia 4,000 compare
- 116 New Zealand 4,000 compare
- 118 Cape Verde 3,900 compare
- 118 Bahamas 3,900 compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % 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 Bulgaria?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Bulgaria was 4,400 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,400 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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