Number of new HIV infections in Zambia
Zambia: Number of new HIV infections was 23,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections in Zambia is 23,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Zambia peaked at 96,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,000, in 2025.
That places Zambia 10th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96,000 | — |
| 2001 | 93,000 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 91,000 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 89,000 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 85,000 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 82,000 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 79,000 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 76,000 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 71,000 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 69,000 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 68,000 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 66,000 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 65,000 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63,000 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 60,000 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 58,000 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 55,000 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 53,000 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 50,000 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 42,000 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 36,000 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 31,000 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 26,000 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 23,000 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,100 | 69,000 | 96,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,000 | 42,000 | 68,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,333 | 23,000 | 36,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Zambia?
- Number of new hiv infections in Zambia was 23,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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