Children newly infected with HIV in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children newly infected with HIV was 2.03 infections in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 2.03 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Netherlands peaked at 17.6 infections in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.03 infections, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 85th out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.07 infections | — |
| 1991 | 15.15 infections | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 15.03 infections | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.01 infections | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 15.04 infections | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.67 infections | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 14.46 infections | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 15.79 infections | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 17.02 infections | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 17.46 infections | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 17.6 infections | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 17.24 infections | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 17.45 infections | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4 infections | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.86 infections | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 15.18 infections | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 15.29 infections | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.63 infections | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 15.17 infections | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.76 infections | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.64 infections | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.87 infections | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 12.91 infections | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 11.45 infections | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 11.28 infections | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.5 infections | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 9.99 infections | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.17 infections | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 7.91 infections | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 6.72 infections | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6 infections | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 4.11 infections | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 2.81 infections | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 2.03 infections | -27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.47 infections | 14.46 infections | 17.46 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.16 infections | 14.63 infections | 17.6 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.84 infections | 6.72 infections | 14.64 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 infections | 2.03 infections | 5.6 infections | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.1393 % 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 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8961 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Netherlands?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Netherlands was 2.03 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6 infections in 2000.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 infections in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Netherlands ranks 85th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.