Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Portugal
Portugal: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 52,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
52,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 143 countries
All-time high
52,000
in 2024
All-time low
30,000
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Portugal stood at 52,000. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Portugal peaked at 52,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,000, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 60th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30,000 | — |
| 2001 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 33,000 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 39,000 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 41,000 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 42,000 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44,000 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 45,000 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 45,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46,000 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48,000 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 49,000 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 52,000 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 52,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,150, 5.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 52,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12,000, 4.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,300 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,800 | 41,000 | 48,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,500 | 49,000 | 52,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Portugal?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Portugal was 52,000 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 52,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Portugal ranks 60th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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