New HIV infections in Egypt
Egypt: New HIV infections was 6,269 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New HIV infections in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 6,269 infections, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Egypt peaked at 6,269 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,149 infections, in 1990.
That places Egypt 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New HIV infections in Egypt, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,149 infections | — |
| 1991 | 1,239 infections | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 1,278 infections | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1,328 infections | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 1,390 infections | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1,452 infections | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1,473 infections | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,531 infections | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,549 infections | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,574 infections | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,648 infections | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,666 infections | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,735 infections | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1,779 infections | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,871 infections | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1,967 infections | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2,007 infections | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,091 infections | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2,253 infections | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 2,343 infections | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2,448 infections | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,646 infections | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2,792 infections | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 3,017 infections | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 3,194 infections | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3,406 infections | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 3,659 infections | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3,880 infections | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 4,079 infections | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4,394 infections | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 4,739 infections | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 5,087 infections | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 5,256 infections | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5,851 infections | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 6,269 infections | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,396 infections | 1,149 infections | 1,574 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,936 infections | 1,648 infections | 2,343 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,352 infections | 2,448 infections | 4,394 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,440 infections | 4,739 infections | 6,269 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Egypt?
- New hiv infections in Egypt was 6,269 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6,269 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,149 infections in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for new hiv infections?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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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Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.