New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Gambia
Gambia: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.6543 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6543 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.91 infections per 1,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.6411 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Gambia, 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
In 2024, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Gambia stood at 0.6543 infections per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Gambia peaked at 2.91 infections per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6411 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Gambia 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Gambia, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6411 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.8609 infections per 1,000 people | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 1.18 infections per 1,000 people | +37.2% |
| 1993 | 1.47 infections per 1,000 people | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 1.81 infections per 1,000 people | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 2.16 infections per 1,000 people | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 2.44 infections per 1,000 people | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 2.7 infections per 1,000 people | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 2.89 infections per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.88 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.91 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.84 infections per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.81 infections per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7 infections per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.53 infections per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.49 infections per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.44 infections per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3 infections per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.26 infections per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.17 infections per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.04 infections per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.96 infections per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.83 infections per 1,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.73 infections per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.62 infections per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.52 infections per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.36 infections per 1,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.24 infections per 1,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1 infections per 1,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.06 infections per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9988 infections per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9048 infections per 1,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8077 infections per 1,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7436 infections per 1,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6543 infections per 1,000 people | -12.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.6543 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2872 infections per 1,000 people, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.6543 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5758 infections per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +37.2% | 0.8609 infections per 1,000 people | 1.18 infections per 1,000 people |
| 1991 | +34.3% | 0.6411 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8609 infections per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6411 infections per 1,000 people | 2.89 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 infections per 1,000 people | 2.17 infections per 1,000 people | 2.91 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 infections per 1,000 people | 1.06 infections per 1,000 people | 2.04 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8218 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6543 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9988 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 26 Cameroon 0.695 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 27 Cape Verde 0.6751 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 28 Palestine 0.671 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Panama 0.6317 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 31 Togo 0.5758 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 0.574 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Gambia?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Gambia was 0.6543 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 new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 infections per 1,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6411 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Gambia ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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 New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. 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.