Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Switzerland

Switzerland: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 18,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 143 countries
All-time high
18,000
in 2021
All-time low
9,400
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Switzerland, 2000–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201220252000: 9.4k2001: 9.8k2002: 10.0k2003: 11.0k2004: 11.0k2005: 11.0k2006: 12.0k2007: 12.0k2008: 13.0k2009: 13.0k2010: 14.0k2011: 14.0k2012: 15.0k2013: 15.0k2014: 16.0k2015: 16.0k2016: 16.0k2017: 17.0k2018: 17.0k2019: 17.0k2020: 17.0k2021: 18.0k2022: 18.0k2023: 18.0k2024: 18.0k2025: 18.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Switzerland stood at 18,000. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Switzerland peaked at 18,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,400, in 2000.

Switzerland ranks 85th 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Switzerland, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 9,400
2001 9,800 +4.3%
2002 10,000 +2.0%
2003 11,000 +10.0%
2004 11,000 +0.0%
2005 11,000 +0.0%
2006 12,000 +9.1%
2007 12,000 +0.0%
2008 13,000 +8.3%
2009 13,000 +0.0%
2010 14,000 +7.7%
2011 14,000 +0.0%
2012 15,000 +7.1%
2013 15,000 +0.0%
2014 16,000 +6.7%
2015 16,000 +0.0%
2016 16,000 +0.0%
2017 17,000 +6.2%
2018 17,000 +0.0%
2019 17,000 +0.0%
2020 17,000 +0.0%
2021 18,000 +5.9%
2022 18,000 +0.0%
2023 18,000 +0.0%
2024 18,000 +0.0%
2025 18,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,220 9,400 13,000 10
2010s 15,700 14,000 17,000 10
2020s 17,833 17,000 18,000 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 82 Romania 19,000 compare
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  4. 86 Greece 17,000 compare
  5. 86 Republic of Moldova 17,000 compare
  6. 86 Uruguay 17,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Switzerland?
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Switzerland was 18,000 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 18,000 in 2021.
What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 9,400 in 2000.
How does Switzerland rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
Switzerland ranks 85th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Indicator
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
152 places, 3,917 data points, 2000–2025
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