Number of new HIV infections in Benin
Benin: Number of new HIV infections was 920 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections in Benin is 920, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Benin peaked at 6,800 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 920, in 2025.
Benin ranks 79th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,800 | — |
| 2001 | 6,500 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 6,200 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 6,100 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,900 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 5,900 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,600 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5,500 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,000 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 4,500 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 4,200 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 4,100 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3,800 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 3,900 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3,500 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 3,300 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 3,000 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 2,800 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2,500 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 2,200 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 1,800 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1,700 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1,500 | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 1,300 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 920 | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,800 | 4,500 | 6,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,330 | 2,200 | 4,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,403 | 920 | 1,800 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Benin?
- Number of new hiv infections in Benin was 920 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6,800 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 920 in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Benin ranks 79th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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