Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Lebanon
Lebanon: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 3,100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 3,100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Lebanon peaked at 3,100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 123rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 500 | — |
| 2001 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 570 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 630 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 690 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 750 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 820 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 890 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 960 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,900 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 2,100 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 2,300 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 2,600 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 2,800 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 3,100 | +10.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3,100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,000, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3,100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,500, 41% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 734 | 500 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,530 | 1,100 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,467 | 1,900 | 3,100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Lebanon?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Lebanon was 3,100 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Lebanon ranks 123rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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