New HIV infections in Yemen
Yemen: New HIV infections was 1,556 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New HIV infections in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1,556 infections for new hiv infections in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Yemen peaked at 1,556 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.17 infections, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 63rd 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.17 infections | — |
| 1991 | 78.7 infections | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 92.33 infections | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 108.27 infections | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 126.75 infections | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 149.59 infections | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 175.22 infections | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 205.6 infections | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 242.41 infections | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 285.78 infections | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 336.85 infections | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 396.4 infections | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 465.44 infections | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 547.2 infections | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 639.04 infections | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 739.05 infections | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 847.27 infections | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 939.94 infections | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 987.74 infections | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 949.13 infections | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 820.85 infections | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 699.36 infections | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 698.99 infections | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 783.05 infections | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 884.69 infections | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 989.92 infections | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 1,083 infections | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1,172 infections | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 1,246 infections | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1,312 infections | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1,373 infections | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 1,420 infections | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,455 infections | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,506 infections | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1,556 infections | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153.18 infections | 67.17 infections | 285.78 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 684.81 infections | 336.85 infections | 987.74 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 969.01 infections | 698.99 infections | 1,312 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,462 infections | 1,373 infections | 1,556 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Yemen?
- New hiv infections in Yemen was 1,556 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1,556 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.17 infections in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for new hiv infections?
- Yemen ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.