Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in El Salvador
El Salvador: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 23,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 143 countries
All-time high
24,000
in 2016
All-time low
15,000
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 23,000 for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 24,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,000, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 78th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,000 | — |
| 2001 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,000, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,000, 82% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,000 | 15,000 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,000 | 21,000 | 24,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,167 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 76 Gambia 24,000 compare
- 76 Paraguay 24,000 compare
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,000 compare
- 78 Costa Rica 23,000 compare
- 81 Belgium 20,000 compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % 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 El Salvador?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in El Salvador was 23,000 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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