Share of the population living with HIV in Denmark
Denmark: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Denmark is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Denmark peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 132nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0758 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3298 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0799 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Denmark?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Denmark was 0.1% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Denmark ranks 132nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.