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

Uruguay: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 17,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17,000
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
86th
of 143 countries
All-time high
17,000
in 2025
All-time low
4,700
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k2000201220252000: 4.7k2001: 5.1k2002: 5.5k2003: 6.0k2004: 6.4k2005: 6.8k2006: 7.3k2007: 7.7k2008: 8.2k2009: 8.7k2010: 9.1k2011: 9.6k2012: 10.0k2013: 11.0k2014: 11.0k2015: 12.0k2016: 12.0k2017: 13.0k2018: 13.0k2019: 14.0k2020: 14.0k2021: 15.0k2022: 15.0k2023: 16.0k2024: 16.0k2025: 17.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 17,000 for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Uruguay peaked at 17,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,700, in 2000.

Uruguay ranks 86th 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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Uruguay, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 4,700
2001 5,100 +8.5%
2002 5,500 +7.8%
2003 6,000 +9.1%
2004 6,400 +6.7%
2005 6,800 +6.2%
2006 7,300 +7.4%
2007 7,700 +5.5%
2008 8,200 +6.5%
2009 8,700 +6.1%
2010 9,100 +4.6%
2011 9,600 +5.5%
2012 10,000 +4.2%
2013 11,000 +10.0%
2014 11,000 +0.0%
2015 12,000 +9.1%
2016 12,000 +0.0%
2017 13,000 +8.3%
2018 13,000 +0.0%
2019 14,000 +7.7%
2020 14,000 +0.0%
2021 15,000 +7.1%
2022 15,000 +0.0%
2023 16,000 +6.7%
2024 16,000 +0.0%
2025 17,000 +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,640 4,700 8,700 10
2010s 11,470 9,100 14,000 10
2020s 15,500 14,000 17,000 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 85 Switzerland 18,000 compare
  2. 86 Greece 17,000 compare
  3. 86 Republic of Moldova 17,000 compare
  4. 89 Tajikistan 16,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Uruguay?
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Uruguay was 17,000 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 17,000 in 2025.
What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4,700 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
Uruguay ranks 86th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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