Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Europe (WHO region)

Europe (WHO region): Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 3.10 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.10 million
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
5th
of 7 groups
All-time high
3.10 million
in 2025
All-time low
920,000
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Europe (WHO region), 2000–2025

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M2000201220252000: 920.0k2001: 990.0k2002: 1.1M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.6M2010: 1.6M2011: 1.7M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.9M2014: 2.0M2015: 2.1M2016: 2.2M2017: 2.3M2018: 2.4M2019: 2.6M2020: 2.7M2021: 2.8M2022: 2.8M2023: 2.9M2024: 3.0M2025: 3.1M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Europe (WHO region) is 3.10 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 3.10 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 920,000, in 2000.

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 Europe (WHO region), year by year

Annual values for Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Europe (WHO region), 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 920,000
2001 990,000 +7.6%
2002 1.10 million +11.1%
2003 1.10 million +0.0%
2004 1.20 million +9.1%
2005 1.30 million +8.3%
2006 1.30 million +0.0%
2007 1.40 million +7.7%
2008 1.50 million +7.1%
2009 1.60 million +6.7%
2010 1.60 million +0.0%
2011 1.70 million +6.2%
2012 1.80 million +5.9%
2013 1.90 million +5.6%
2014 2.00 million +5.3%
2015 2.10 million +5.0%
2016 2.20 million +4.8%
2017 2.30 million +4.5%
2018 2.40 million +4.3%
2019 2.60 million +8.3%
2020 2.70 million +3.8%
2021 2.80 million +3.7%
2022 2.80 million +0.0%
2023 2.90 million +3.6%
2024 3.00 million +3.4%
2025 3.10 million +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.24 million 920,000 1.60 million 10
2010s 2.06 million 1.60 million 2.60 million 10
2020s 2.88 million 2.70 million 3.10 million 6

Countries ranked near Europe (WHO region)

  1. 2 Mozambique 2.50 million compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 2.00 million compare
  3. 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.80 million compare
  4. 5 Kenya 1.50 million compare
  5. 5 Uganda 1.50 million compare
  6. 7 Zambia 1.30 million compare
  7. 7 Zimbabwe 1.30 million compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Europe (WHO region)?
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Europe (WHO region) was 3.10 million 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 Europe (WHO region)?
The highest recorded value was 3.10 million in 2025.
What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
The lowest recorded value was 920,000 in 2000.
How does Europe (WHO region) rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe (WHO region) 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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Indicator
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
152 places, 3,917 data points, 2000–2025
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