New HIV infections in World

World: New HIV infections was 0.15 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.15
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
4th
of 7 groups
All-time high
0.64
in 1994
All-time low
0.15
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

New HIV infections in World, 1990–2025

0.10.20.30.40.50.61990200720251990: 0.471991: 0.541992: 0.581993: 0.611994: 0.641995: 0.621996: 0.591997: 0.561998: 0.531999: 0.512000: 0.482001: 0.462002: 0.442003: 0.432004: 0.412005: 0.392006: 0.372007: 0.362008: 0.342009: 0.332010: 0.312011: 0.32012: 0.292013: 0.272014: 0.262015: 0.252016: 0.242017: 0.222018: 0.212019: 0.22020: 0.192021: 0.182022: 0.182023: 0.172024: 0.162025: 0.15

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2025, new hiv infections in World stood at 0.15. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, new hiv infections in World peaked at 0.64 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 2025.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

New HIV infections in World, year by year

Annual values for New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population) in World, 1990 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1990 0.47
1991 0.54 +14.9%
1992 0.58 +7.4%
1993 0.61 +5.2%
1994 0.64 +4.9%
1995 0.62 -3.1%
1996 0.59 -4.8%
1997 0.56 -5.1%
1998 0.53 -5.4%
1999 0.51 -3.8%
2000 0.48 -5.9%
2001 0.46 -4.2%
2002 0.44 -4.3%
2003 0.43 -2.3%
2004 0.41 -4.7%
2005 0.39 -4.9%
2006 0.37 -5.1%
2007 0.36 -2.7%
2008 0.34 -5.6%
2009 0.33 -2.9%
2010 0.31 -6.1%
2011 0.3 -3.2%
2012 0.29 -3.3%
2013 0.27 -6.9%
2014 0.26 -3.7%
2015 0.25 -3.8%
2016 0.24 -4.0%
2017 0.22 -8.3%
2018 0.21 -4.5%
2019 0.2 -4.8%
2020 0.19 -5.0%
2021 0.18 -5.3%
2022 0.18 +0.0%
2023 0.17 -5.6%
2024 0.16 -5.9%
2025 0.15 -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.565 0.47 0.64 10
2000s 0.401 0.33 0.48 10
2010s 0.255 0.2 0.31 10
2020s 0.1717 0.15 0.19 6

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 South Africa 2.4 compare
  2. 2 Mozambique 2.3 compare
  3. 3 Lesotho 2 compare
  4. 4 Fiji 1.9 compare
  5. 4 Eswatini 1.9 compare
  6. 6 Congo 1.6 compare
  7. 7 Botswana 1.4 compare
  8. 7 Namibia 1.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is new hiv infections in World?
New hiv infections in World was 0.15 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.64 in 1994.
What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 2025.
How does World rank for new hiv infections?
World ranks 4th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
Is new hiv infections rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
148 places, 5,241 data points, 1990–2025
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