New HIV infections by country

Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
166,536 infections
South Africa
Lowest
7.22 infections
Maldives
Median
1,224 infections
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
4,983

What the numbers show

New HIV infections is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 166,536 infections in South Africa; the lowest is 7.22 infections in Maldives.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,224 infections, and the mean is 6,497 infections.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,057.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 1,024.4%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 79.3%).

New HIV infections: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Africa 166,536 infections 2024 down 41.2% falling
2 Mozambique 91,525 infections 2024 down 40.8% rising
3 Brazil 55,472 infections 2024 down 14.2% rising
4 Nigeria 48,098 infections 2024 down 57.5% falling
5 Tanzania, United Republic of 43,208 infections 2024 down 56.1% falling
6 Uganda 36,648 infections 2024 down 50.5% falling
7 Philippines 30,811 infections 2024 up 241.2% volatile
8 Zambia 30,400 infections 2024 down 57.6% falling
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26,148 infections 2024 down 27.3% falling
10 Indonesia 25,264 infections 2024 down 41.8% volatile
11 Mexico 21,660 infections 2024 up 13.5% rising
12 Angola 20,673 infections 2024 down 22.0% rising
13 Kenya 19,991 infections 2024 down 56.8% volatile
14 Madagascar 16,183 infections 2024 up 226.9% volatile
15 Ghana 15,290 infections 2024 down 26.2% falling
16 Zimbabwe 14,987 infections 2024 down 66.6% volatile
17 Cameroon 13,134 infections 2024 down 46.3% falling
18 Colombia 12,489 infections 2023 up 13.6% rising
19 Malawi 11,757 infections 2024 down 74.0% volatile
20 Papua New Guinea 10,934 infections 2024 up 74.5% rising
21 Myanmar 10,650 infections 2024 down 32.5% falling
22 Congo 10,501 infections 2024 up 23.8% rising
23 Côte d'Ivoire 8,209 infections 2024 down 47.9% volatile
24 Thailand 8,124 infections 2024 down 45.4% volatile
25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8,109 infections 2024 up 99.3% volatile
26 Ethiopia 7,983 infections 2024 down 52.8% volatile
27 South Sudan 7,509 infections 2024 down 52.8% falling
28 Sudan 6,812 infections 2024 up 106.1% rising
29 Peru 6,513 infections 2024 up 24.4% flat
30 Egypt 6,269 infections 2024 up 96.3% volatile
31 Viet Nam 6,087 infections 2024 down 50.7% falling
32 Haiti 5,841 infections 2024 down 18.1% falling
33 Argentina 4,898 infections 2024 down 8.3% falling
34 Guinea 4,723 infections 2024 down 50.3% falling
35 Namibia 4,495 infections 2024 down 46.4% falling
36 Chad 4,273 infections 2024 down 30.9% falling
37 Eswatini 4,220 infections 2024 down 66.8% falling
38 Botswana 4,159 infections 2024 down 64.4% volatile
39 Dominican Republic 4,020 infections 2024 up 0.1% falling
40 Mali 4,003 infections 2024 down 42.0% falling
41 Chile 3,971 infections 2024 up 19.4% rising
42 Italy 3,967 infections 2024 down 9.9% falling
43 Central African Republic 3,950 infections 2024 down 51.0% falling
44 France 3,691 infections 2023 down 14.1% falling
45 Spain 3,224 infections 2024 down 4.4% volatile
46 Lesotho 3,174 infections 2024 down 79.3% volatile
47 Togo 3,081 infections 2024 down 20.0% falling
48 Senegal 2,978 infections 2024 up 89.0% falling
49 Burkina Faso 2,957 infections 2024 down 6.1% volatile
50 Algeria 2,803 infections 2024 up 122.0% volatile
51 Malaysia 2,733 infections 2024 down 45.5% falling
52 Rwanda 2,555 infections 2024 down 66.2% volatile
53 Sierra Leone 2,493 infections 2024 down 56.8% falling
54 Kazakhstan 2,273 infections 2024 down 20.0% volatile
55 Germany 2,151 infections 2024 down 9.4% falling
56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,938 infections 2024 down 7.2% rising
57 Ecuador 1,882 infections 2024 down 23.2% falling
58 Canada 1,851 infections 2022 down 1.4% falling
59 Cuba 1,801 infections 2024 down 16.2% volatile
60 Afghanistan 1,761 infections 2024 up 102.0% volatile
61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,676 infections 2023 down 39.4% falling
62 Gabon 1,672 infections 2024 down 38.1% falling
63 Yemen 1,556 infections 2024 up 75.9% volatile
64 Panama 1,487 infections 2024 up 11.0% rising
65 Guatemala 1,438 infections 2024 up 85.2% falling
66 Burundi 1,435 infections 2024 down 52.0% volatile
67 Saudi Arabia 1,429 infections 2024 up 549.1% volatile
68 Benin 1,384 infections 2024 down 58.2% falling
69 Fiji 1,342 infections 2024 up 888.4% volatile
70 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,250 infections 2024 up 6.0% volatile
71 Bangladesh 1,238 infections 2024 down 1.0% volatile
72 Cambodia 1,233 infections 2024 down 31.2% volatile
73 Paraguay 1,216 infections 2024 down 6.2% rising
74 Niger 1,151 infections 2024 down 7.4% volatile
75 Costa Rica 1,149 infections 2024 up 9.5% rising
76 Jamaica 1,131 infections 2024 down 14.0% falling
77 Gambia 1,124 infections 2024 down 45.3% rising
78 Morocco 986.63 infections 2024 down 18.5% flat
79 El Salvador 937.11 infections 2024 up 51.3% volatile
80 Kyrgyzstan 924.73 infections 2024 up 7.7% volatile
81 Guinea-Bissau 881.01 infections 2024 down 51.0% volatile
82 Portugal 806.14 infections 2024 down 33.2% falling
83 Iraq 735.52 infections 2024 up 1,024.4% volatile
84 Tunisia 704.68 infections 2024 up 30.2% rising
85 Republic of Moldova 704.43 infections 2024 down 51.1% falling
86 Nepal 617.53 infections 2024 down 64.5% volatile
87 Armenia 606.99 infections 2024 up 30.4% volatile
88 Georgia 563.62 infections 2024 down 3.9% volatile
89 Guyana 559.02 infections 2024 up 18.9% rising
90 Greece 544.63 infections 2024 down 15.5% rising
91 Australia 490.98 infections 2022 down 50.7% rising
92 Libya 462.41 infections 2024 up 22.6% rising
93 Belgium 460.35 infections 2024 down 22.4% rising
94 Suriname 459.49 infections 2024 up 16.9% rising
95 Honduras 436.07 infections 2024 down 4.9% volatile
96 Djibouti 429.9 infections 2024 down 11.4% volatile
97 Sri Lanka 420.36 infections 2024 up 38.3% rising
98 Romania 384.35 infections 2024 down 40.7% volatile
99 Azerbaijan 366.56 infections 2024 down 42.9% rising
100 Eritrea 365.46 infections 2024 up 5.7% volatile
101 Tajikistan 357.58 infections 2024 down 65.6% volatile
102 Somalia 312.54 infections 2022 down 45.2% volatile
103 Netherlands 311.89 infections 2023 down 54.5% falling
104 Switzerland 292.16 infections 2024 down 26.6% falling
105 Bulgaria 232.23 infections 2024 up 21.2% rising
106 Cape Verde 214.38 infections 2024 up 4.2% rising
107 Serbia 192.32 infections 2024 up 4.1% rising
108 Belize 191.04 infections 2024 up 6.8% rising
109 Mauritania 184.33 infections 2024 down 4.8% volatile
110 Singapore 176.75 infections 2023 down 63.3% volatile
111 Palestine, State of 173.71 infections 2024 down 37.3% volatile
112 Ireland 172.48 infections 2024 down 39.4% rising
113 Latvia 164.75 infections 2024 down 66.5% flat
114 Lithuania 157.54 infections 2024 down 28.4% rising
115 Timor-Leste 154.19 infections 2024 up 15.7% rising
116 Qatar 153.27 infections 2024 up 518.5% volatile
117 United Arab Emirates 153.25 infections 2024 up 644.4% volatile
118 Oman 128.83 infections 2024 down 21.8% rising
119 Slovakia 105 infections 2024 up 35.9% volatile
120 Albania 102.89 infections 2024 up 4.2% volatile
121 Barbados 94.2 infections 2024 down 8.6% falling
122 Bhutan 83.42 infections 2024 up 41.8% rising
123 New Zealand 64.73 infections 2024 down 51.8% rising
124 Bahrain 62.93 infections 2024 up 112.9% volatile
125 Denmark 59.61 infections 2024 down 55.5% falling
126 Estonia 57.05 infections 2024 down 58.0% volatile
127 North Macedonia 56.71 infections 2024 up 17.2% volatile
128 Bahamas 52.7 infections 2024 down 55.3% volatile
129 Syria 52.2 infections 2024 down 6.8% rising
130 Mongolia 49.53 infections 2024 up 8.5% volatile
131 Malta 49.35 infections 2024 up 36.7% volatile
132 Luxembourg 48.28 infections 2024 down 4.2% rising
133 Croatia 41.32 infections 2024 down 49.2% rising
134 Jordan 40.95 infections 2024 up 34.9% rising
135 Antigua and Barbuda 39.86 infections 2024 up 1.6% rising
136 Montenegro 33.99 infections 2024 up 29.4% volatile
137 Saint Lucia 33.78 infections 2024 up 3.2% rising
138 Slovenia 30.92 infections 2024 down 34.8% rising
139 Iceland 17.91 infections 2024 up 31.3% rising
140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.23 infections 2024 down 48.6% falling
141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.45 infections 2024 down 2.8% rising
142 Comoros 10.05 infections 2024 up 4.5% flat
143 Dominica 7.92 infections 2024 down 33.4% falling
144 Maldives 7.22 infections 2024 up 159.0% volatile

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Indicator
New HIV infections
Unit
infections
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.