New HIV infections in Greece
Greece: New HIV infections was 544.63 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Greece recorded 544.63 infections for new hiv infections in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Greece peaked at 680.97 infections in 2009 and was at its lowest, 253.56 infections, in 1990.
That places Greece 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Greece, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 253.56 infections | — |
| 1991 | 300 infections | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 343.09 infections | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 378.22 infections | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 400.16 infections | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 405.64 infections | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 394.12 infections | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 367.74 infections | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 334.39 infections | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 304.7 infections | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 292.35 infections | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 308.28 infections | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 357.8 infections | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 434.66 infections | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 520.8 infections | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 592.48 infections | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 640.44 infections | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 665.41 infections | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 676.93 infections | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 680.97 infections | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 680.38 infections | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 676.79 infections | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 668.71 infections | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 656.49 infections | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 644.47 infections | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 633.9 infections | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 624.24 infections | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 613.46 infections | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 606.58 infections | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 597.78 infections | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 592.72 infections | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 588.22 infections | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 566.42 infections | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 558.55 infections | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 544.63 infections | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 348.16 infections | 253.56 infections | 405.64 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 517.01 infections | 292.35 infections | 680.97 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 640.28 infections | 597.78 infections | 680.38 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 570.11 infections | 544.63 infections | 592.72 infections | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Greece?
- New hiv infections in Greece was 544.63 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 680.97 infections in 2009.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 253.56 infections in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for new hiv infections?
- Greece ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.