Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 14,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 14,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Saudi Arabia peaked at 14,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,100, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 91st 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,100 | — |
| 2001 | 4,500 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 4,900 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 5,300 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 5,700 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 6,100 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6,400 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6,800 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 7,100 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7,500 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 7,800 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 8,000 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8,200 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 8,400 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8,600 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8,800 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9,000 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9,200 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9,500 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 9,800 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 10,000 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,840 | 4,100 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,730 | 7,800 | 9,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,833 | 10,000 | 14,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 89 Tajikistan 16,000 compare
- 90 Yemen 15,000 compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 14,000 compare
- 93 Eritrea 12,000 compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 12,000 compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Saudi Arabia was 14,000 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,100 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 91st out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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