New HIV infections in Nigeria
Nigeria: New HIV infections was 0.27 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.27
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 140 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 1995
All-time low
0.27
in 2024
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.27 for new hiv infections in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Nigeria peaked at 1.6 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 39th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1 | — |
| 1991 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.97 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.92 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.87 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.83 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.77 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.62 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.56 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.52 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.49 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.46 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.45 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.39 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.33 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.27 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.83 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.581 | 0.44 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3217 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 36 Sierra Leone 0.3 compare
- 37 Philippines 0.29 compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.28 compare
- 39 Djibouti 0.27 compare
- 41 Guinea 0.26 compare
- 42 Kenya 0.25 compare
- 42 Costa Rica 0.25 compare
- 42 Venezuela 0.25 compare
- 42 Togo 0.25 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7,897 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Nigeria?
- New hiv infections in Nigeria was 0.27 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1995.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for new hiv infections?
- Nigeria ranks 39th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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