Share of the population living with HIV in Belgium
Belgium: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population living with HIV in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.2% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Belgium peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 98th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 95 Ireland 0.2% compare
- 96 Timor-Leste 0.2% compare
- 97 Lithuania 0.2% compare
- 99 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
- 100 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
- 101 Sudan 0.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Belgium?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Belgium was 0.2% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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 Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.