New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Libya
Libya: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1051 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
97th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.1051 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.005 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Libya, 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 Libya stood at 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Libya peaked at 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.005 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Libya ranks 97th 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.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Libya, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.005 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.008 infections per 1,000 people | +60.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0124 infections per 1,000 people | +53.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0182 infections per 1,000 people | +46.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 infections per 1,000 people | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0339 infections per 1,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0434 infections per 1,000 people | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0535 infections per 1,000 people | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0634 infections per 1,000 people | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0727 infections per 1,000 people | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0808 infections per 1,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0833 infections per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0875 infections per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0916 infections per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0966 infections per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0977 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0988 infections per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1001 infections per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0994 infections per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0971 infections per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.102 infections per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0931 infections per 1,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0922 infections per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.094 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0928 infections per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0899 infections per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0883 infections per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0876 infections per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0837 infections per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0887 infections per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0942 infections per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0997 infections per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1047 infections per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565 infections per 1,000 people, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0662 infections per 1,000 people, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +60.8% | 0.005 infections per 1,000 people | 0.008 infections per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0336 infections per 1,000 people | 0.005 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0727 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0936 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0808 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1001 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0921 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0837 infections per 1,000 people | 0.102 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0985 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0887 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 94 Montenegro 0.1149 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 95 Viet Nam 0.1137 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 96 France 0.1128 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 98 Tunisia 0.1006 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 99 Algeria 0.1 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 100 Egypt 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Libya?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Libya was 0.1051 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Libya ranks 97th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.