New HIV infections in Angola
Angola: New HIV infections was 20,673 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20,673 infections
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
28,130 infections
in 2012
All-time low
8,486 infections
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New HIV infections in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Angola recorded 20,673 infections for new hiv infections in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Angola peaked at 28,130 infections in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,486 infections, in 1990.
Angola ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Angola, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,486 infections | — |
| 1991 | 9,732 infections | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 11,393 infections | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 12,496 infections | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 13,755 infections | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 15,122 infections | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 16,158 infections | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 17,192 infections | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 18,052 infections | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 19,392 infections | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 20,357 infections | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 21,286 infections | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 22,499 infections | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 23,809 infections | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 24,497 infections | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 25,593 infections | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 25,204 infections | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 25,851 infections | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 26,833 infections | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27,020 infections | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26,830 infections | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 27,719 infections | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 28,130 infections | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 27,292 infections | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 26,519 infections | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 26,312 infections | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 26,707 infections | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27,172 infections | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 26,586 infections | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 25,422 infections | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 25,085 infections | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 23,902 infections | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 22,319 infections | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 21,447 infections | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 20,673 infections | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,178 infections | 8,486 infections | 19,392 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,295 infections | 20,357 infections | 27,020 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,869 infections | 25,422 infections | 28,130 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,685 infections | 20,673 infections | 25,085 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Angola?
- New hiv infections in Angola was 20,673 infections 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 hiv infections recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 28,130 infections in 2012.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,486 infections in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for new hiv infections?
- Angola ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.