Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Egypt
Egypt: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 61,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 61,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Egypt peaked at 61,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,000, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 57th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,000 | — |
| 2001 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 25,000 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28,000 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 30,000 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 32,000 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 35,000 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 37,000 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 40,000 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 44,000 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 48,000 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 52,000 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 56,000 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 61,000 | +8.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 61,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,000, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 61,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,500, 8.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,800 | 14,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,900 | 21,000 | 37,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,167 | 40,000 | 61,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Egypt was 61,000 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 61,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 57th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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