Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Malaysia
Malaysia: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 85,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 143 countries
All-time high
85,000
in 2024
All-time low
52,000
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 85,000 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 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Malaysia peaked at 85,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52,000, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 51st 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52,000 | — |
| 2001 | 54,000 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 56,000 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 58,000 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 60,000 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 62,000 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 64,000 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 66,000 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 73,000 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 74,000 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76,000 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 77,000 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 79,000 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 80,000 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 81,000 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 82,000 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 82,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 84,000 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85,000 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 85,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,000 | 52,000 | 70,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,700 | 73,000 | 83,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,333 | 84,000 | 85,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 48 Sierra Leone 92,000 compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 91,000 compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 88,000 compare
- 52 Burundi 82,000 compare
- 53 Cambodia 76,000 compare
- 54 Benin 68,000 compare
More health data for Malaysia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Malaysia was 85,000 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 85,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,000 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Malaysia ranks 51st out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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