Children newly infected with HIV in Portugal
Portugal: Children newly infected with HIV was 5.15 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 5.15 infections, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Portugal peaked at 48.19 infections in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.15 infections, in 2024.
That places Portugal 83rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Portugal, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.11 infections | — |
| 1991 | 38.6 infections | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 42.56 infections | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 45.82 infections | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 46.88 infections | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 48.19 infections | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 14.37 infections | -70.2% |
| 1997 | 14.77 infections | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 15.03 infections | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 16.38 infections | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 19.5 infections | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 20.2 infections | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 20.48 infections | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.24 infections | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 19.61 infections | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.33 infections | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 18.38 infections | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 17.5 infections | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 17.27 infections | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.17 infections | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 15.84 infections | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7 infections | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 13.22 infections | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 12.04 infections | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 11.74 infections | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.85 infections | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.72 infections | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.09 infections | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.05 infections | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 8.88 infections | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 7.69 infections | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 6.32 infections | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 5.86 infections | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 5.22 infections | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 5.15 infections | -1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 5.15 infections is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.88 infections, 37% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 5.15 infections is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.97 infections, 65% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children newly infected with HIV in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -70.2% | 48.19 infections | 14.37 infections |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.57 infections | 14.37 infections | 48.19 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.87 infections | 16.17 infections | 20.48 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.11 infections | 8.88 infections | 15.84 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 infections | 5.15 infections | 7.69 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Portugal?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Portugal was 5.15 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 48.19 infections in 1995.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 infections in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Portugal ranks 83rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.