New HIV infections in Denmark
Denmark: New HIV infections was 59.61 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
New HIV infections in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new hiv infections in Denmark is 59.61 infections, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Denmark peaked at 333.91 infections in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.61 infections, in 2024.
That places Denmark 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Denmark, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 333.91 infections | — |
| 1991 | 329.37 infections | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 323.74 infections | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 312.13 infections | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 304.77 infections | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 296.47 infections | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 289.57 infections | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 280.73 infections | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 271.44 infections | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 261.87 infections | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 250.9 infections | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 241.26 infections | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 232.03 infections | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 222.73 infections | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 213.96 infections | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 205.18 infections | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 196.78 infections | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 188.6 infections | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 181.19 infections | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 173.9 infections | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 166.12 infections | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 158.3 infections | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 150.09 infections | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 141.88 infections | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 133.91 infections | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 126.03 infections | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 118.73 infections | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 111.13 infections | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 103.22 infections | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 95.43 infections | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 87.67 infections | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 79.91 infections | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 72.9 infections | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 66.24 infections | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 59.61 infections | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300.4 infections | 261.87 infections | 333.91 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 210.65 infections | 173.9 infections | 250.9 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.48 infections | 95.43 infections | 166.12 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.27 infections | 59.61 infections | 87.67 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 7.2 % 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 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 427 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Denmark?
- New hiv infections in Denmark was 59.61 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 333.91 infections in 1990.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.61 infections in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for new hiv infections?
- Denmark ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.