Children newly infected with HIV in Algeria
Algeria: Children newly infected with HIV was 129.93 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children newly infected with hiv in Algeria is 129.93 infections, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Algeria peaked at 143.4 infections in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.95 infections, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 48th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Algeria, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.95 infections | — |
| 1991 | 8.06 infections | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 9.44 infections | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 10.63 infections | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 12.08 infections | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 12.69 infections | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 13.45 infections | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 14.4 infections | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 15.69 infections | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 18.02 infections | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 20.96 infections | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 24.09 infections | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 27.43 infections | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 32.42 infections | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 38.57 infections | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 45.86 infections | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 54.84 infections | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 64.76 infections | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 61.36 infections | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 69.07 infections | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 64.22 infections | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 70.75 infections | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 83.64 infections | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 73.42 infections | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 105.1 infections | +43.1% |
| 2015 | 116.4 infections | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 106.86 infections | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 105.73 infections | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.19 infections | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 94.32 infections | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 122.84 infections | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 142.77 infections | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 142.61 infections | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 143.4 infections | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 129.93 infections | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.14 infections | 6.95 infections | 18.02 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.94 infections | 20.96 infections | 69.07 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.86 infections | 64.22 infections | 116.4 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.31 infections | 122.84 infections | 143.4 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.5109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0537 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Algeria?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Algeria was 129.93 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 143.4 infections in 2023.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.95 infections in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Algeria ranks 48th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.