New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Maldives
Maldives: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0201 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
139th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.0201 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.0019 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Maldives, 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
Maldives recorded 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Maldives peaked at 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 139th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Maldives, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0019 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0025 infections per 1,000 people | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 infections per 1,000 people | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 infections per 1,000 people | +49.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 infections per 1,000 people | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 infections per 1,000 people | +71.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0168 infections per 1,000 people | +38.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0172 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0157 infections per 1,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 infections per 1,000 people | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 infections per 1,000 people | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 infections per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 infections per 1,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 infections per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 infections per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 infections per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 infections per 1,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 infections per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 infections per 1,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.007 infections per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 infections per 1,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 infections per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.009 infections per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 infections per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 infections per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 infections per 1,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 infections per 1,000 people | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 infections per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.014 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 infections per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 infections per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 infections per 1,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 infections per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people | +8.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565 infections per 1,000 people, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people, 60% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +71.0% | 0.0071 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0122 infections per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0094 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0019 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0172 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0067 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0093 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 infections per 1,000 people | 0.007 infections per 1,000 people | 0.014 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0144 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 136 New Zealand 0.0249 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 137 Croatia 0.0239 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 138 Denmark 0.0204 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 140 United Arab Emirates 0.0191 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 141 Comoros 0.0186 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0.0114 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 Maldives?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Maldives was 0.0201 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Maldives ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.