New HIV infections in Libya
Libya: New HIV infections was 462.41 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Libya recorded 462.41 infections for new hiv infections in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Libya peaked at 462.41 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.74 infections, in 1990.
That places Libya 92nd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.74 infections | — |
| 1991 | 19.61 infections | +67.0% |
| 1992 | 31.28 infections | +59.5% |
| 1993 | 47.65 infections | +52.4% |
| 1994 | 69.17 infections | +45.2% |
| 1995 | 95.4 infections | +37.9% |
| 1996 | 126.16 infections | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 160.34 infections | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 195.66 infections | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 230.42 infections | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 263.02 infections | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 278.26 infections | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 300.1 infections | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 322.59 infections | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 349.37 infections | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 364.17 infections | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 378.24 infections | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 393.31 infections | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 404.35 infections | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 412 infections | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 411.96 infections | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 414.44 infections | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 360.76 infections | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 364.2 infections | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 377.08 infections | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 375.78 infections | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 366.36 infections | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 364.88 infections | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 365.33 infections | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 353.67 infections | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 378.41 infections | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 405.04 infections | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 431.44 infections | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 456.53 infections | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 462.41 infections | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.74 infections | 11.74 infections | 230.42 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 346.54 infections | 263.02 infections | 412 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 375.45 infections | 353.67 infections | 414.44 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 426.77 infections | 378.41 infections | 462.41 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Libya?
- New hiv infections in Libya was 462.41 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 462.41 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 infections in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for new hiv infections?
- Libya ranks 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.