Children newly infected with HIV in Ireland
Ireland: Children newly infected with HIV was 0.5747 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.5747 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Ireland peaked at 3.22 infections in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4828 infections, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 86th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Ireland, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.15 infections | — |
| 1991 | 2.55 infections | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 2.88 infections | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 1.46 infections | -49.1% |
| 1994 | 1.59 infections | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 1.75 infections | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 2.35 infections | +34.2% |
| 1997 | 2.66 infections | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 2.88 infections | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 2.27 infections | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7 infections | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 1.87 infections | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.95 infections | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.08 infections | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.17 infections | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.22 infections | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.43 infections | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 2.73 infections | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 2.98 infections | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1 infections | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.17 infections | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.22 infections | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.16 infections | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.16 infections | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.15 infections | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.65 infections | -47.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9275 infections | -43.8% |
| 2017 | 0.945 infections | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9841 infections | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7508 infections | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6358 infections | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7618 infections | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5055 infections | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4828 infections | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5747 infections | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 infections | 1.46 infections | 2.88 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 infections | 1.7 infections | 3.1 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 infections | 0.7508 infections | 3.22 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5921 infections | 0.4828 infections | 0.7618 infections | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Ireland?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Ireland was 0.5747 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 infections in 2011.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4828 infections in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Ireland ranks 86th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.