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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.