Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 1,400 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 1,400, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1,400 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 129th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 200 | — |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 590 | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 670 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 710 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 730 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 750 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 770 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 780 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 800 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 790 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 780 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 770 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 770 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 800 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 860 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 960 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 1,100 | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1,400 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9,150, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1,400 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,500, 19% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 487 | 200 | 710 | 10 |
| 2010s | 774 | 730 | 800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,070 | 800 | 1,400 | 6 |
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More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in United Arab Emirates?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in United Arab Emirates was 1,400 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 129th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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