Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Libya
Libya: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 7,500 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Libya recorded 7,500 for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Libya peaked at 7,500 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 2000.
Libya ranks 107th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,000 | — |
| 2001 | 1,200 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 1,700 | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 1,900 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 2,200 | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 2,500 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 2,900 | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 3,300 | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 3,600 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 4,000 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 3,900 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4,200 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 4,600 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 4,900 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 5,200 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 5,400 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5,700 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 6,000 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 6,200 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6,500 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6,700 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 6,900 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 7,100 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7,300 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 7,500 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,170 | 1,000 | 3,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,010 | 3,900 | 6,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,000 | 6,500 | 7,500 | 6 |
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More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Libya?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Libya was 7,500 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7,500 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Libya ranks 107th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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