Number of new HIV infections in Egypt
Egypt: Number of new HIV infections was 6,300 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of new HIV infections in Egypt, 2000–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
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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