Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Colombia
Colombia: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 240,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 240,000 for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Colombia peaked at 240,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 130,000, in 2000.
That places Colombia 25th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 130,000 | — |
| 2001 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 150,000 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 160,000 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 170,000 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 210,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 240,000 | +4.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 240,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,000, 8.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 240,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,000, 8.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 145,000 | 130,000 | 160,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,000 | 160,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,333 | 210,000 | 240,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Colombia?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Colombia was 240,000 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 240,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,000 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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