Share of the population living with HIV in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.6% for share of the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 59th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0207 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Costa Rica?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Costa Rica was 0.6% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.