New HIV infections in New Zealand
New Zealand: New HIV infections was 64.73 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 64.73 infections, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in New Zealand peaked at 161.15 infections in 2008 and was at its lowest, 64.73 infections, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 101.36 infections | — |
| 1991 | 91.71 infections | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 83.73 infections | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 76.99 infections | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 72.89 infections | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 71.3 infections | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 71.97 infections | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 74.79 infections | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 79.33 infections | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 86.4 infections | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 94.94 infections | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 106.5 infections | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 118.33 infections | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 130.74 infections | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 141.66 infections | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 149.97 infections | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 156.39 infections | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 160.16 infections | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 161.15 infections | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 159.69 infections | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 155.81 infections | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 151.22 infections | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 145.49 infections | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 139.34 infections | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 134.37 infections | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 129.87 infections | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 124.11 infections | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 120.25 infections | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 114.2 infections | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 105.87 infections | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 98.75 infections | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 90.67 infections | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 82.4 infections | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 73.5 infections | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 64.73 infections | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.05 infections | 71.3 infections | 101.36 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.95 infections | 94.94 infections | 161.15 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.05 infections | 105.87 infections | 155.81 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.01 infections | 64.73 infections | 98.75 infections | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in New Zealand?
- New hiv infections in New Zealand was 64.73 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 161.15 infections in 2008.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.73 infections in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for new hiv infections?
- New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.