Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in World
World: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 41.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.00 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
41.00 million
in 2025
All-time low
28.10 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in World, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 41.00 million for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in World peaked at 41.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.10 million, in 2000.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.10 million | — |
| 2001 | 28.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.60 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 29.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.40 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 31.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 31.80 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 32.50 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 33.10 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 33.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 35.20 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 35.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.50 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.20 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 37.80 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 38.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 38.90 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 39.40 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 39.80 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.20 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 40.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 41.00 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.98 million | 28.10 million | 31.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.48 million | 32.50 million | 38.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.00 million | 38.90 million | 41.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 South Africa 7.60 million compare
- 2 Mozambique 2.50 million compare
- 3 Nigeria 2.00 million compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.80 million compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % 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 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in World?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in World was 41.00 million 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 41.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.10 million in 2000.
- How does World rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- World ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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