Number of new HIV infections in Egypt

Egypt: Number of new HIV infections was 6,300 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,300
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
27th
of 140 countries
All-time high
6,300
in 2025
All-time low
1,600
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Number of new HIV infections in Egypt, 2000–2025

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2000201220252000: 1.6k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.7k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.9k2005: 2.0k2006: 2.0k2007: 2.1k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.4k2010: 2.5k2011: 2.7k2012: 2.9k2013: 3.1k2014: 3.3k2015: 3.5k2016: 3.8k2017: 4.0k2018: 4.2k2019: 4.4k2020: 4.7k2021: 5.1k2022: 5.3k2023: 5.7k2024: 6.1k2025: 6.3k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2025, number of new hiv infections in Egypt stood at 6,300. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Egypt peaked at 6,300 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,600, in 2000.

That places Egypt 27th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Number of new HIV infections in Egypt, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 1,600
2001 1,700 +6.2%
2002 1,700 +0.0%
2003 1,800 +5.9%
2004 1,900 +5.6%
2005 2,000 +5.3%
2006 2,000 +0.0%
2007 2,100 +5.0%
2008 2,200 +4.8%
2009 2,400 +9.1%
2010 2,500 +4.2%
2011 2,700 +8.0%
2012 2,900 +7.4%
2013 3,100 +6.9%
2014 3,300 +6.5%
2015 3,500 +6.1%
2016 3,800 +8.6%
2017 4,000 +5.3%
2018 4,200 +5.0%
2019 4,400 +4.8%
2020 4,700 +6.8%
2021 5,100 +8.5%
2022 5,300 +3.9%
2023 5,700 +7.5%
2024 6,100 +7.0%
2025 6,300 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,940 1,600 2,400 10
2010s 3,440 2,500 4,400 10
2020s 5,533 4,700 6,300 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 24 Thailand 7,300 compare
  2. 25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7,000 compare
  3. 26 Peru 6,600 compare
  4. 28 Viet Nam 6,100 compare
  5. 28 South Sudan 6,100 compare
  6. 30 Argentina 5,900 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of new hiv infections in Egypt?
Number of new hiv infections in Egypt was 6,300 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 6,300 in 2025.
What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 1,600 in 2000.
How does Egypt rank for number of new hiv infections?
Egypt ranks 27th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Number of new HIV infections
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
149 places, 3,817 data points, 2000–2025
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