Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 8,700 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sri Lanka stood at 8,700. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sri Lanka peaked at 8,700 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,600, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,600 | — |
| 2001 | 3,000 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 3,300 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 3,700 | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 4,000 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 4,200 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 4,400 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4,600 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 4,700 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,800 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,900 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5,100 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 5,300 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 5,500 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,800 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 6,100 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 6,500 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 6,900 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 7,400 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 8,000 | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 8,700 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,920 | 2,600 | 4,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,020 | 4,700 | 5,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,267 | 6,100 | 8,700 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sri Lanka?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sri Lanka was 8,700 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 8,700 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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