Children newly infected with HIV in Colombia
Colombia: Children newly infected with HIV was 318.57 infections in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 318.57 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Colombia peaked at 747.39 infections in 1998 and was at its lowest, 251.54 infections, in 2014.
Colombia ranks 38th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Colombia, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 374.9 infections | — |
| 1991 | 465.13 infections | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 551.9 infections | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 630.8 infections | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 686.54 infections | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 712.97 infections | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 726.24 infections | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 741.52 infections | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 747.39 infections | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 729.37 infections | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 711.88 infections | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 685.26 infections | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 668.44 infections | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 636.71 infections | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 579.59 infections | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 502.25 infections | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 535.1 infections | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 505 infections | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 440.12 infections | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 411.23 infections | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 348.33 infections | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 301.64 infections | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 290.65 infections | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 278.68 infections | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 251.54 infections | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 287.4 infections | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 271.23 infections | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 279.57 infections | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 293.79 infections | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 287.77 infections | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 297.08 infections | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 315.89 infections | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 336.67 infections | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 318.57 infections | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 636.68 infections | 374.9 infections | 747.39 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 567.56 infections | 411.23 infections | 711.88 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 289.06 infections | 251.54 infections | 348.33 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 317.05 infections | 297.08 infections | 336.67 infections | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Colombia?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Colombia was 318.57 infections in 2023, 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 747.39 infections in 1998.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 251.54 infections in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.