New HIV infections in Niger
Niger: New HIV infections was 1,151 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New HIV infections in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1,151 infections for new hiv infections in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Niger peaked at 6,787 infections in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,151 infections, in 2024.
Niger ranks 74th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New HIV infections in Niger, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,899 infections | — |
| 1991 | 4,885 infections | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 5,533 infections | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 6,232 infections | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 6,778 infections | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 6,787 infections | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,460 infections | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 6,181 infections | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 5,886 infections | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 5,314 infections | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 4,950 infections | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 4,622 infections | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 4,216 infections | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 3,955 infections | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 3,800 infections | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 3,352 infections | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 3,036 infections | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 2,702 infections | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 2,453 infections | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 2,036 infections | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 1,322 infections | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 1,407 infections | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1,318 infections | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1,278 infections | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,243 infections | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,402 infections | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 1,155 infections | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1,325 infections | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1,355 infections | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,351 infections | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,435 infections | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,360 infections | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,250 infections | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 1,191 infections | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1,151 infections | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,795 infections | 3,899 infections | 6,787 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,512 infections | 2,036 infections | 4,950 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,316 infections | 1,155 infections | 1,407 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,277 infections | 1,151 infections | 1,435 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Niger?
- New hiv infections in Niger was 1,151 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6,787 infections in 1995.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,151 infections in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for new hiv infections?
- Niger ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.