HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age was 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0764 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
106th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.0764 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.0215 infections per 1,000 people
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 infections per 1,000 people, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0325 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0362 infections per 1,000 people | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0402 infections per 1,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0442 infections per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 infections per 1,000 people | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0537 infections per 1,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0579 infections per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0257 infections per 1,000 people | -55.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0215 infections per 1,000 people | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0233 infections per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0252 infections per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 infections per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0292 infections per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 infections per 1,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 infections per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0358 infections per 1,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0381 infections per 1,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0404 infections per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0427 infections per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0451 infections per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 infections per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0498 infections per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0522 infections per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0543 infections per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0566 infections per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0588 infections per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.061 infections per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0631 infections per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0653 infections per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0675 infections per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.069 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0711 infections per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0726 infections per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0746 infections per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0384 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0215 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0579 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0252 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0451 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0576 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0475 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0675 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0727 infections per 1,000 people | 0.069 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 103 Iceland 0.0847 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 104 Belgium 0.0829 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 105 Afghanistan 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 107 Albania 0.0722 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 108 Switzerland 0.0689 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 109 Yemen 0.0671 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Bulgaria?
- Hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Bulgaria was 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 infections per 1,000 people in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.