Number of new HIV infections in Congo
Congo: Number of new HIV infections was 10,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10,000
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
21st
of 140 countries
All-time high
11,000
in 2022
All-time low
7,100
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of new HIV infections in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of new hiv infections in Congo stood at 10,000.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Congo peaked at 11,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,100, in 2001.
Congo ranks 21st of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,800 | — |
| 2001 | 7,100 | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 7,500 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 7,600 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7,300 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 7,200 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7,300 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7,100 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7,100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,400 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7,600 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7,800 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8,300 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 8,400 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,900 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 8,500 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 9,400 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 9,500 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9,400 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,000 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 9,700 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 10,000 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,340 | 7,100 | 7,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,780 | 7,600 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,117 | 9,700 | 11,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Congo?
- Number of new hiv infections in Congo was 10,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,100 in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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